Scheduling a report to run with predefined options

You can schedule a report to run on different systems and with different options that you define. To monitor the performance of different sets of volumes, you can schedule a Compare Performance of Multiple Volumes report for each of the sets.

You can specify schedules and output formats for the reports, and different ways to share the reports.

To schedule a report to run with parameters that you specify, you first create a report view from the report. Then, you schedule the report and set the parameters and options in the report view.

If the report from which a report view was created is updated, the report view is also updated.

  1. Go to the URL for your Cognos® Analytics server. The format of the URL is similar to this URL: http://myhostname:9300/bi
  2. In the Welcome portal, click Team Content.
  3. Click IBM Spectrum Control Predefined Reports.
  4. Right-click the report, then click Create report view.
  5. Type a name for the report view, then click Save.
  6. To set predefined options for the report view, right-click the report view, complete one or more of the following steps:
    • To set a schedule for the report view, right-click the report view, and then click the Properties tab. Add a new schedule for the report view in the Schedule tab.
    • To set formats for the report view, right-click the report view, and then click the Properties tab. Set the format for the report view in the Report tab. Click Report options to set the format options.
    • You can specify parameters such as the resources, the interval, and the reporting period for the report view. To set parameters for the report view, right-click the report view, and then click the Properties tab. In the Report tab, click Set values. Click Set on the Current values panel. Select the values for the parameters, then click Finish.