This document details one of the many ways to create and customize reports and report bundles. 

Create Account Filter

You may create an account filter for the accounts that need to be included on the report(s). You may use an existing Account Filter if one exists. 

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•  Go to Report/Report Bundles
  •  Click on Create
  •  Enter required information:
    • Report Bundle Name: Name of the Report Bundle that will show in the grid and on scheduled Report Bundles
    • Description: Option to add additional description detail that will show in grid by default
    • Tag (optional): Tags are user-defined words that mean something to the user to help categorize report definitions. For example, a tag could be 'YEAREND' or 'MONTHLY' reports.  Then they can use these tags for several other reports , enabling them to search for them easily in the Grid
  •  Create a bundle of Reports
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      Click on the drop down under 'Select the Report to Add to the Bundle' 

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      Any report currently in your Report Manager Grid (ones you have created, shared with, imported, and SSDT templates) as well as 'canned reports' may be included in the report bundle.

      
      

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      Once selected the Report will show under Click + to add this report with the desired Report Options to the Bundle. Use the + to select which version of the report to add to the bundle. The report will then show under the 'Reports Currently in the Bundle'

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      It will show one row for each saved parameters (created from the 'save and recall') that exists for the report.  Panel borderStyle none Image Modified

      
      

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      You may modify the report parameters for the reports included by clicking on the icon next to the report in the grid at the bottom of the window.  Panel borderStyle none Image Modified

      
      

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      Add as many reports as needed, starting from the 'select the report to add to the bundle' drop down. 

  •  Click on Save

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•  In Report/Report bundles 
  •  Click on the 'clock' icon. 
  •  Enter the required information"
    • Job Type: Select 1 of 3 job type options to determine when the report bundle will generate. The parameters below will change based on which job type option is selected. 

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        title Cron - Schedule a reoccurring job to run on a regular interval or date/time.
        A Cron Expression is a command set up to run periodically at fixed times, dates, or intervals Cron Expressions can be set up by using a free online cron expression generator:  https://www.freeformatter.com/cron-expression-generator-quartz.html  http://www.cronmaker.com Once the Cron Expresssion for the preferred interval has been generated, copy and paste or type the cron expression into the Cron Expression field. Panel borderStyle none Image Modified

        
        

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        title Event - Schedule to run based when a specific action is prompted in USAS-R.
        Select an Event for when to run the Report Bundle from the drop down.  Events correspond to actions that happen in USAS-R For Example, selecting the event org.ssdt_ohio.usas.model.fiscalPeriod.FiscalPeriodCloseEvent will generate the report bundle when the last period of the fiscal year is closed on the Core/Posting Periods page. Warning For custom Report Bundles, the reports will generate based on the current posting period. When scheduling a Report Bundle for a posting period close event, make sure to allow the custom bundles to create before changing the current period to the new period.

        
        

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        title Immediate - Run on demand (now).
        Immediate - Run on demand (now)This generates the report bundle as soon as the scheduler is saved.

        
        

    • Job Name: Defaults to what is displayed in the 'Name' parameter.  You can overwrite the default job name.  

      Tip
      If the report is scheduled using the Cron option, the Job Name must be unique for each scheduled job.

      
      

    • Send output to: This can be the email of the intended recipient or a path to the File Archive.
      • You may enter multiple email addresses by separating each with a comma.
      • Path to the File Archive will send the Reports to a specific section of the Utilities/File Archive
    • Archive type: Determines if reports in bundle will be combined and sent together or sent in individual notifications for each report chosen.
      • Send a single notification with multiple attachments (One email with multiple attachments)
      • Send a multiple notifications with a single attachment (Multiple emails with a single attachment in each)
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    Click Save 

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    The scheduled job w ill be listed under Utilities/Job Scheduler.