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Changing the ReportCaster Scheduling Tool

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The default ReportCaster scheduling tool accessed when a user selects the Schedule option from a selected report is the single page Scheduling Tool. This tool presents all of the scheduling features and options of ReportCaster in a single, unified user interface. ReportCaster offers another scheduling tool, the Scheduling Wizard, which presents the options in a step-by-step manner and opens new option windows as you move through the scheduling process.

Note: The default scheduling tool is dependent on whether or not WebFOCUS was implemented as a full installation or an upgrade.

As the Administrator, you can change the default ReportCaster scheduling tool from the single page Scheduling Tool to the Scheduling Wizard. You can make this a global change (for all views) by editing a variable setting in the bid-config.xml file, or change it for specific views using the Dashboard View Builder.

For information about scheduling and distributing report output with Managed Reporting, see the ReportCaster Development and Administration manual.

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Procedure: How to Change the ReportCaster Scheduling Tool in All Views

To change the Schedule option for reports in all views to open the ReportCaster Scheduling Wizard, perform the following:

  1. In the WebFOCUS76\worp\conf directory, open the bid-config.xml file in a text editor.
  2. Edit the following variable to change it from: 
    <internal-var name="useNewScheduleURL" value="true"/>

    to

    <internal-var name="useNewScheduleURL" value="false"/>

Note: After making changes to the bid-config.xml file, use the WebFOCUS Console to clear memory cache, or restart the application. Until this is done, the change is not effective.

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Procedure: How to Change the ReportCaster Scheduling Tool in Specific Views

To change the Schedule option for reports in specific views to open the ReportCaster Scheduling Wizard, perform the following:

  1. Log on to the Dashboard View Builder.
  2. Select a view.
  3. Click Edit Settings.
  4. Click the False option to the right of useNewScheduleURL in the Settings pane.
  5. Click Save Settings.
  6. Click Close.

For more information about using the Edit Settings functionality in the Dashboard View Builder, see Customizing Dashboard Pages for a Public or Group View.

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