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In the WebFOCUS Business Intelligence
(BI) Portal, right-click the Public folder,
select New from the context menu, and then
click Distribution List, as shown in the
following image.
The Distribution List
window opens, as shown in the following image.
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In the Title field, type a descriptive name for the Distribution List.
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From the Method drop-down list, select FTP as the
distribution method for the Distribution List.
You are now ready to configure new member properties and
burst values.
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Click Add New from the ribbon,
as shown in the following image.
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Add member properties for each potential burst value.
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Enter a burst value.
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Configure the FTP location according to the following guidelines:
- The folder name must contain a leading slash.
- If a folder is not present, then you must create it manually
beforehand.
- If a BY value contains spaces, then the folder name may require
spaces to be replaced with underscores.
- The text file name must be the same as that generated by the
designated WebFOCUS Visual Discovery AE procedure.
For
more information on configuring Dynamic Distributions Lists to automate folder
creation when a new BY value is present, see the ReportCaster documentation.
The
following image shows an example of burst values that have been
added to designated FTP locations.
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Click Save to save the Distribution List.
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Close the Distribution List window.
You are now ready to schedule a WebFOCUS Visual Discovery
AE procedure for FTP distribution.
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In the left pane of the WebFOCUS BI Portal, expand the Public folder,
right-click a WebFOCUS Visual Discovery AE procedure, select Schedule from
the context menu, and then click FTP, as
shown in the following image.
The Task: WebFOCUS
Report dialog opens, as shown in the following image.
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Configure the scheduling options according to your requirements.
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Configure the burst properties according to the following guidelines:
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Select the Burst Report check
box.
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From the Report Format drop-down list, select VISDISAE
- Visual Discovery Analyst Edition (AE) Report (*.txt).
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In the Save Report As field, enter the output name
that was specified in the WebFOCUS Visual Discovery AE procedure.
You are now ready to configure the distribution information.
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Click Distribution in the ribbon,
as shown in the following image.
The Distribution:
FTP dialog opens, as shown in the following image.
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From the Type drop-down list, select Distribution
List.
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Click Name and select the name
of the Distribution List that was created earlier.
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Enter the designated directory where the subfolders
are located, as specified in step 5b.
You are now ready to configure the FTP server information.
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Click FTP Server in the ribbon.
The FTP Distribution Options dialog opens, as shown in
the following image.
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Configure the FTP server information according to your requirements.
For more information, see the ReportCaster documentation
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Click Save and then close the
Schedule dialog.