A ReportCaster schedule directs the execution of a report. The ReportCaster Scheduling tool provides the options to define the parameters of a schedule, such as, when a report will run, what format the output will take, and where the output will be distributed.

You can access the Scheduling tool from:

• The Business Intelligence Dashboard by right-clicking a Standard Report or My Report and selecting Schedule from the drop-down list.
• The ReportCaster Development Interface by selecting the Schedules tab and clicking New.

The following image shows the Scheduling tool. It consists of a toolbar with options to Save, Run, or Close the schedule, a field to provide a description of the report that you are scheduling, and a series of tabs from which you access the schedule options.

The Scheduling tool tabs partition the options into the following categories:

• Frequency. Provides the options related to the time interval to run the schedule.
• Task. Enables you to view the task associated with the schedule, and create new tasks for the schedule.
• Distribution. Provides a drop-down list of distribution methods and their corresponding distribution options.
• Notification. Provides the options to set up notification of the schedule status.
• Advanced. Provides options to set the schedule priority level, and selections to enable or delete the schedule.