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A deferred report is a Managed Reporting report that you can run as a background task, while continuing other work. In the HTML Composer, you may add a hyperlink to a run a report deferred, or create a form control that adds a Defer button.
Note: The deferred option is only available in the HTML Composer from the Managed Reporting environment.
For more information about running deferred reports in Managed Reporting, see Running Deferred Reports in the WebFOCUS Managed Reporting End User's Manual.
Form controls appear when you reference a report or graph with parameters. The HTML Composer automatically adds a form control, Run button, Run Defer button, Reset button, and Schedule button for the parameters in your layout.
Note: A schedule button only appears if your WebFOCUS environment is licensed to use ReportCaster. For more information about the schedule button, see Adding ReportCaster Schedule Capability to the HTML Composer.
You may use the Form Settings dialog box to set when the Defer button appears with the form controls. The Defer button is selected by default.
To change the default behavior:
The Settings dialog box opens.
The Form settings dialog box opens.
Note: If you deselect this option, you have the ability to add a hyperlink button to run a report deferred. For more information, see How to Add a Hyperlink to Run a Managed Reporting Report Deferred.
A defer button enables you to execute the selected report in deferred mode.
When referencing an existing procedure with parameters in the HTML Composer, the defer button is automatically added. Only procedures referenced in the HTML Composer are able to be deferred.
Access the Standard Reports folder of your Managed Reporting environment to begin this procedure.
The cursor changes into a crosshair.
The Get source file dialog box opens.
The New Parameters dialog box opens.
The Run, Run Defer, Reset, and Schedule buttons appear with the parameters on the HTML page.
The Deferred Report Notification is generated, as shown in the image below.
When referencing a Run Only Deferred procedure, the HTML Composer automatically adds a form control, Run Defer button, Reset button, and Schedule button for the parameters in your layout.
Note: A schedule button only appears if your WebFOCUS environment is licensed to use ReportCaster. For more information about the schedule button, see Adding ReportCaster Schedule Capability to the HTML Composer.
The Managed Reporting deferred external procedure was created with the Only Run as Deferred Report option in the Managed Reporting environment.
For more information about creating standard reports in Managed Reporting, see Creating and Editing Standard Reports in the WebFOCUS Managed Reporting Developer's Manual.
Note: Access the Standard Reports folder of your Managed Reporting environment to begin this procedure.
The cursor changes into a crosshair.
The Get source file dialog box opens.
The New Parameters dialog box opens.
The Run Defer, Reset, and Schedule buttons appear with the parameters on the HTML page.
The Run button is not applicable when adding a Run Only Deferred report.
The Deferred Report Notification is generated, as shown in the image below.
You may add a hyperlink to run a Managed Reporting report deferred. This is useful if you are referencing a report or graph without parameters.
The cursor changes into a crosshair.
The Hyperlink Properties dialog box opens.
When a deferred external procedure is selected as the Source, Target Type automatically defaults to Deferred.
The Managed Reporting deferred external procedure was created with the Only Run as Deferred Report option in the Managed Reporting environment.
For more information about creating standard reports in Managed Reporting, see Creating and Editing Standard Reports in the WebFOCUS Managed Reporting Developer's Manual.
The Target/Template Name field is not applicable when the Target Type is Deferred. The following image is an example of the Hyperlink Properties dialog box with the deferred option selected.
The Deferred Report Notification is generated, as shown in the image below.
For more information about running deferred reports in Managed Reporting, see Running Deferred Reports in the WebFOCUS Managed Reporting End User's Manual.
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