Enable Bursting

When the report is ready to be distributed, enable bursting for the report in the IBM® Cognos® Analytics portal.

Procedure

  1. Locate the report in the Cognos Analytics portal.
  2. Click the More icon More icon in the Cognos Analytics portal and click Run as.
  3. Enable Run in background.
  4. Expand Advanced.
  5. Make sure that the Burst the report check box is selected.
  6. If you are distributing reports by email, open the Delivery slide out menu and select the Send this report by email check box.
    Tip: If you are bursting the report to a folder, you can also send the report by email if the Send the report by email check box is selected. Reports will be emailed if the recipient's email address is stored in the authentication source you are using or if they are entered in the recipient's personal information in the Cognos Analytics portal.
  7. If the burst report contains a drill-through link to another report and you are distributing the burst report by email, select the Include a link to the report check box.

    If you do not select the check box, the drill-through links in the burst report will not work.

  8. Run the report.

Results

Allow a few moments for the report to run. If you are an administrator, you can view all outputs for the report. Click the More icon More icon in the Cognos Analytics portal and then click View versions. When burst recipients log into the Cognos Analytics portal or access their email accounts, they will see only the data that is meant for them.