Scheduled Reports
The Scheduled Reports feature enables you to receive query reports, custom reports and predefined reports in specific formats at a specified time. The formats that you can receive these in include:
- CSV
- XLS
By using this feature, you do not need to view individual reports. You can schedule them to be sent to you by e-mail at specific times. For example, you can create a scheduled report and configure the settings so that you receive an e-mail about specific custom reports and query reports that you have chosen, once a week. These reports are automatically generated, compiled and sent to you by e-mail once every week. You can also configure the settings so that the reports are sent by e-mail to more than one person.
You receive scheduled reports in the following formats:
- Attachment: You can receive the scheduled reports as an attachment in your e-mail account.
- Zipped file: In case you have selected a lot of reports to receive as a scheduled report, you can receive these as a zipped file in your e-mail account.
- URL: If the size of the reports exceeds the amount of megabytes that your mail server settings allow, you can choose to publish the reports that you have selected on the Mobile Device Manager Plus server and send the path to it using e-mail.
Creating a Scheduled Report
To create a scheduled report, follow the steps given below:
- On the web console, click the Reports tab
- Click Scheduled Reports
- Click Add Scheduled Report
- Enter a name and description for the report
- In the Report Details section, do the following:
- Click on a type of report in the Report Types column
- Select specific reports from Available Reports column
- In the Report Format Details section, select one of the following report formats:
- XLS
- CSV
If the size of the report is more than 100 MB only you will receive the report only in .csv format.
- Select one of the following delivery formats:
- Send each report as an attachment
- Send reports as a zipped file
- Publish reports on the Mobile Device Manager Plus server and send the URL
- Enter your e-mail ID and the e-mail IDs of people who you want to send this report
- Enter an appropriate subject
- Enter content in the body of the e-mail message
- In the Report Delivery Schedule section, select the frequency at which you want to receive the scheduled reports:
- Once
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Click Save
You have created a scheduled report. These reports will be sent to you according to the delivery schedule that you have set. However, if you want to receive these reports earlier, you can execute the report immediately. To execute a report immediately, follow the steps given below:
- On the web console, click the Reports tab
- Click Scheduled Reports
- Against the report that you created, click on Execute Now under Actions
You will now receive the report immediately. However, the same report will be sent to you again at the scheduled time.