To add an e-mail schedule:

1.Access Reporter as described in ”Accessing Reporter” on page 435.

2.Expand the tree in the middle pane, and click the report you want to send at a scheduled time.

3.When the report is displayed in the right pane, click the Scheduled Deliveries tab in the right pane.

4.Click Add E-mail Schedule.

5.Verify that the Properties tab is displayed.

6.In the top box, enter the recipient's e-mail address.

The software verifies the address entered has a correct form. To send multiple addresses, separate each address with a comma (,); for example:

john.example@appiq.com,jerry.example@appiq.com

7.In the Subject box, enter a subject for the e-mail messages you plan to send.

NOTE: Provide the name of the report in the Subject box so users can distinguish the message from others.

8.In the Message box, enter a message describing the report.

If you are e-mailing reports in bulk, you might want to let users know the e-mail is being sent by an automated process. You might also want to provide an e-mail address for users to send feedback, for example:

This e-mail and its attached report are generated automatically. If you would like to change how often the report is sent to you or you want to be taken off the list, please contact username@companyname.com.

9.From the Format menu, select one of the following formats:

•PDF - Requires the use of Adobe Acrobat, which can be downloaded for free from http://www.adobe.com.

•Excel - Requires the use of Microsoft Excel.

•XML - Requires that the user has an understanding of XML.

10.(Any report having a date parameter) From the Include Data for the Last menu, select the period of time you want displayed in the report.

11.In the Time to Run box, enter the time you want to send the report in the 24-hour format. For example, if you want a report sent at 2:15 p.m., you would enter 14:15 in the Time to Run box.

12.Select one of the following options to determine how frequently you want to send the report:

•Daily - If you selected daily, select how frequently you want the management server to send the report:

•Everyday - The report is sent everyday.

•Weekday - The report is sent only Monday through Friday.

•Every x days - Enter how frequently (in days) you want the report to be sent. For example, if you enter 15, the report is sent every 15 days.

•Weekly - If you select Weekly, use the Frequency menu to select the day of the week on which you want the report sent.

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