The following are known issues in ReportCaster:

• When a chart is scheduled in HTML format and is burst, ReportCaster generates an extra blank report, in addition to the report for each burst value.
• As of Release 8.0 Version 04, users are no longer required to specify a format when scheduling a procedure. If a format is not specified in the schedule, the report output will be distributed in the format specified by the PCHOLD statement in the procedure or in the default online format (normally HTML). When scheduling a Graph procedure (.fex) that contains a PCHOLD statement that uses JPEG, GIF, PNG, or SVG, if you do not select a format in the schedule, the output will be distributed in PNG format. If you require that the output be distributed as a JPEG, GIF, or SVG file, specify that format in the schedule. To do so, you can select the Override the Format Specified in the Procedure check box on the Task tab of the Basic Scheduling tool to specify a format other than the one specified in the procedure. You can also make this specification on the General tab of the Task dialog box in the Advanced Scheduling tool.
• Support for UTF-8 can be added to the Distribution Server by adding -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 to the Distribution Server Java command. If the Distribution Server is being run from the command line, modify the schbkr bat or script file and add -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 to the Java command. If the Distribution Server is being run as a Windows Service, modify the Windows registry by accessing

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InformationBuilders\ReportCaster\WFXXXX 
  \Parameters\Java

  and adding the following to the Options string:

  -Dfile.encoding=UTF8

  where:

  WFXXXX

  Is the release number in which you are working.

• Totals that display in the subfooter of a report are incorrect when the report also issues a WHERE TOTAL and is burst and distributed by ReportCaster. This problem occurs with Reporting Server Release 7.7 Versions 03, 04, and 05. Contact Customer Support to request the fix for Reporting Server Release 7.7 Version 03. This problem is fixed in Reporting Server Release 7.7 Version 04 gen 789 and Release 7.7 Version 05 gen 124.
• In WebFOCUS 8, the legacy ReportCaster API uses the ReportCaster and Library Content folders that are created by the migration process. If you have not migrated content to WebFOCUS 8 from an earlier release of WebFOCUS, you must manually create the ReportCaster folder in order to use the legacy ReportCaster API to create a schedule unless you specify the full IBFS path in the Schedule description. The ReportCaster folder must be created with the Auto Create My Content Folders property set. The Library Content folder(s) created by migration are the default destinations for Library output from scheduled Managed Reporting procedures and Reporting Server procedures. These folders must exist unless a full IBFS path is specified as the destination for Library output at schedule creation time.
• When distributing a file directly to the printer in PDF format, the APDF format is not supported.
• The security privileges that control the ability to schedule task types and distribution methods are not applied when using the ReportCaster API.
• Certain security authorizations that are respected by the GUI tool are not applied to ReportCaster API programs. Users can create some objects (Access Lists, Distribution Lists, and Schedules) in a folder where they are allowed to create new items.
• Signing off the Business Intelligence Portal (BI Portal) or Dashboard does not close the ReportCaster Explorer window. Close the ReportCaster Explorer window manually when you sign off or close the BI Portal or Dashboard window.
• The OK button is not active when the first value in a Static or Dynamic parameter value list is selected. The workaround is to select a value other than the first value and then change the selected value to the first value.
• When using Mozilla Firefox®, if you select Save in the ReportCaster Console and then select the Prevent this page from creating additional dialogs check box within the Please ensure that you restart the Distribution Server message dialog box, this will result in subsequent attempts to save changes by displaying a message informing you that the save request failed to execute. To recover from this error, close and reopen the ReportCaster Console. When you save configuration changes, do not select the Prevent this page from creating additional dialogs check box.

Important Configuration Considerations When the Distribution Server is Installed Separately From the WebFOCUS Client

• When the ReportCaster Distribution Server is installed standalone, on a machine that is separate from the WebFOCUS Client, you must perform additional manual steps to ensure that configuration changes made through the WebFOCUS Administration Console are available to ReportCaster. This is because the standalone Distribution Server does not have access to the WebFOCUS configuration files being updated by the console. This is especially important when configuring external security for WebFOCUS, since your ReportCaster jobs may not run properly if the Distribution Server is not using the same security settings as the WebFOCUS Client.

  The recommended procedure is to make changes to WebFOCUS, as per the documentation, and then test them with a web browser. When the settings are verified, perform the following steps to ensure that the configuration is available to ReportCaster:

  1. Copy the webconfig.xml file from the …\ibi\WebFOCUS80\config directory to the …\ibi\WebFOCUS80\config directory on the standalone Distribution Server machine.
  2. Copy the odin.cfg file from the …\ibi\WebFOCUS80\client\etc directory to the …\ibi\WebFOCUS80\client\etc directory on the standalone Distribution Server machine.
  3. If the installation path of the Distribution Server is different from the installation path of the WebFOCUS Client, edit the webconfig.xml file on the Distribution Server and globally change the installation path to match the installation path of the Distribution Server. For example, if the WebFOCUS Client is installed on C:\ibi\WebFOCUS80 and the Distribution Server is installed on D:\ibi\WebFOCUS80, globally change C:\ibi\WebFOCUS80 to D:\ibi\WebFOCUS80 in the webconfig.xml file on the Distribution Server.
  4. Restart the Distribution Server and test the scheduled job behavior.

End User Scheduling Tool

The following is a known issue in the ReportCaster End User Scheduling tool:

• When using the Recurrences ribbon, the non-visual user is not able to return to the tool after pressing the Spacebar key or the OK button. Although the tool does not close, non-visual users believe that they were sent back to the tree.

Library Reports

The following are known issues in Library reports:

• When you double-click an On-demand Paging Library report in the BI Portal tree, the report displays but is missing the Web Viewer control bar at the bottom. Select the View option to view the report. ReportCaster Explorer displays report in the View pane.
• When viewing a On-demand Paging report from the Library Versions View Pane, the Web Viewer control bar is not fully visible and displays with a vertical scroll control. The workaround is to view the On-demand Paging report in a new window by selecting the Open option from the toolbar or the context menu for the selected Library report, as shown in the following image.

  

• Report expiration is not working for all expiration types.