Schedule a report
The following are the steps to schedule a report:
- Click the Reports icon on the left navigation bar, it will display the list of existing Reports.
- Click Schedule icon, against the report name you want to schedule.
The following parameters are available for Scheduling a report:
| Time Range | Description |
|---|---|
| Run Daily | Schedule on a daily basis at a particular time |
| Run Weekly | Schedule on a weekly basis at a particular time. You can schedule it for multiple days in a week. |
| Run Monthly | Schedule on a monthly basis at a particular date and time |
| Run Cron (Custom) | Enter the required Cron Value to be scheduled. The cron value should be entered in format.For example, 21 4 1 2 121 represents minutes4 represents hours1 represents date of the month2 represents month1 represents day of the weekHere in the above example, the scheduler will run at 4:21 on 1st February, 2021 (Monday ) |
| Timezone | Select the timezone as per your local time zone. |
- Click Schedule, to schedule a report and update the details in the report list page.
For more examples refer the following table:
| Minute | Hour | Date of the Month | Month | Day of the Week | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 4 | * | 2 | * | The scheduler will run at 4:21 on 1st February, 2021 (Monday) |
| 21 | 4 | * | 2 | 3 | The scheduler will at 4:21 on 3rd February, 2021 (Wednesday ) |
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If the value is left as . * * * * * then the cron will be scheduled to run after every minute.
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If the fields for date, year, and day are mentioned as * then it will be scheduled for that set time everyday.
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If the fields for month and day of the week are mentioned as *, then the cron will be scheduled for the particular date and time every month.
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If only the day of the week is mentioned as *, the cron will be scheduled for the particular date of the month.
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Example: 00 01 * 10 * . If the time is set to 1:00 on October and the fields of date and day of the week are marked as *. In this case it will be scheduled to run at 1:00 am. on 1st of October 2020.
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Click the unschedule button to cancel a scheduled report.
You can reschedule or unschedule a report. Click the Schedule icon, Schedule report window will be displayed, update details here and click Reschedule or click Unschedule to stop the scheduling process of that particular report.