Example - Schedule a Report 
You can schedule entries that are stored in Cognos 
Connection, such as reports, queries, and agents, so that 
they run at a time that is convenient for you.

In this exercise, you will learn how to

save a report as a report view

schedule a report so it runs daily

use the schedule management tool to view the status of the 
schedule

You are a business analyst for the Great Outdoors company. 
You want to schedule the Return Quantity by Product Line 
Chart report because some people in your organization need 
the data updated daily. You schedule the report to run 
daily, and then check that it is properly scheduled.

Things to Notice
When a report runs according to a schedule, the report 
output is saved and appears in the Action column in Cognos 
Connection.

At any time, you can click the arrow next to the help 
button, and click Go to the Welcome Page to return to the 
Cognos 8 Welcome page.

Steps
Open Cognos Connection:

Start your Web browser.

In the address bar, type the URL supplied by your 
administrator, and then press Enter. The URL looks 
something like this:

http://servername/cognos8


In the Cognos 8 Welcome page, click Cognos content, click 
the GO Data Warehouse (analysis) package, and then click 
Query Studio Report Samples.

Locate the Return Quantity by Product Line Chart report. 
You can also use any one of the Cognos sample reports.

Create a report view for a daily view of the report:

In the Actions column, click the create a report view 
button  next to the report.

In the Name box, remove the words Report View of from the 
beginning of the name, type (Daily) at the end of the name, 
and then click Finish.

A new entry appears in Cognos Connection, with the report 
view icon .

Schedule the report view to run daily:

For the entry, in the Actions column, click the schedule 
button .

Under Frequency, click the By Day tab.

Accept the default time and other defaults.

Click OK.

Check the schedule:

Next to the my area icon , click the down arrow, and click 
My Activities and Schedules. 

Click Schedules.

In the Filter pane, select Any status and Any priority, and 
click Apply.

If you are accepting the default settings, you will not see 
any changes in the schedule.


Your report view appears in the list of scheduled reports.


Try on Your Own
Modify the schedule so that the report runs weekly.

Tip: In the Actions tab, click More, and then click Modify 
the schedule.


Permanently remove the schedule.

Tip: In the Actions tab, click More, and then click Remove 
the schedule.