About Tasks in the Advanced Scheduling Tool

The Task option allows you to select what the schedule will run to obtain the report to be distributed and for WebFOCUS procedures (FEXs), such as whether or not to burst the report. In the Advanced Scheduling tool, you can set multiple tasks for the Email and Printer distribution methods. For more information, see About Tasks in the Basic Scheduling Tool.

The following image shows the Task tab in the Advanced Scheduling tool when you click the New drop-down list.

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To create a Task, if applicable, verify the Path, Procedure, Server Name, Execution ID, and Password. For Report Properties, indicate if you want to burst the report (FEX) output. Optionally, select the Override the Format Specified in the Procedure check box to override the format specified in the procedure with a selection from the drop-down list. The following image shows the Task dialog box for a WebFOCUS Report task.

The Task dialog box for a WebFOCUS Report and a WebFOCUS Server Report displays three tabs.


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