Changing the ReportCaster Scheduling Tool

How to:

As the Administrator, you can define the default ReportCaster scheduling tool to be either the newest Scheduling tool available in WebFOCUS 7.7, or the legacy single page Scheduling tool available in previous releases of WebFOCUS ReportCaster. 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 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, perform the following:

  1. In the WebFOCUS77\worp\conf directory, open the bid-config.xml file in a text editor.
  2. Edit the following variable: 
    <internal-var name="schedulingToolTemplate" value="Standard"/>

    to set the newest Scheduling tool available in WebFOCUS 7.7.

    Edit the following variable:

    <internal-var name="schedulingToolTemplate" value="Custom"/>

    to set a customized version of the newest Scheduling tool available in WebFOCUS 7.7.

    Edit the following variable:

    <internal-var name="schedulingToolTemplate" value="Legacy"/>

    to set the legacy single page Scheduling tool available in previous releases of WebFOCUS ReportCaster.

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:

  1. Log on to the Dashboard View Builder.
  2. Select a view.
  3. Click Edit Settings.
  4. In the Settings pane, select one the following from the Scheduling Tool Template drop-down list:
    • Standard to use the newest Scheduling tool available in WebFOCUS 7.7.
    • Custom to use a customized version of the newest Scheduling tool available in WebFOCUS 7.7.
    • SinglePage to use the legacy single page Scheduling tool available in previous releases.
  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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