Windows Scheduler Example

To schedule a report to run unattended follow the instructions as per the previous topic Scheduling a Report. You can then use a scheduling program to set the schedule.

Set up a Windows 7 or 8 Scheduled Task

  1. Open the Windows control panel and select the Administrative Tools, Task Scheduler item.
  2. From the menu, select Action, Create Task. The Create Task window appears.
  3. Give the task a meaningful name.
  4. Click on the Actions tab.
  5. Click New.
  6. Under Program/script, paste the command from the clipboard.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Confirm the arguments specified by clicking Yes. The following window appears:
  9. In the When running the task, use the following user account box enter the user name that should be used to run the report under (for domain user accounts use the format domain_name\user_name). The user name must be a valid account on the domain or local machine with sufficient privileges to run Sage Intelligence Reporting.
  10. To set the schedule for the task click on the Triggers tab.
  11. Click New.
  12. When you have set the schedule options click OK.

Tip: It is important that the user account that is used for the scheduled report must have sufficient permissions to access all the necessary resources to run Sage Intelligence Reporting.