Schedule Reports in VTA Backoffice v7.0

In v6.2 of VTA, we introduced the popular Report Favorites feature. In 7.0, we are (at last) releasing the Report Scheduler feature that users have requsted since 6.2. This is part 2 of a 2-part article.  In part 1 we covered the Options and Output sections of the Report Scheduler.  Here in part 2 we cover Recurrence.

Recurrence

The whole point of a Report Scheduler is to run a report more than once, right?  So after setting up the Options and Output sections, we need to setup the Recurrence features.  This looks and functions very much like scheduling a recurring meeting in your email application.

Recurrence Pattern

You choose Daily, Weekly or Monthly recurrence pattern and then further define the recurrence settings based upon the type of recurrence you selected.

• Daily
  If you choose Daily, you can then select to run every N days or run every weekday.

• Weekly
  Choose Weekly to run every N weeks on specific days.

• Monthly
  Choose Monthly to run every N months on specific days of the month.

Range of recurrence

Here you tell the Report Scheduler when to start running your scheduled report and when to stop.  Again, this looks and functions very much like scheduling a recurring meeting in your email application.

Duncan Welder IV

Director of Client Services RISC, Inc

Mr. Welder holds a Master’s of Education from Texas A&M University in Educational Technology and has more than 25 years experience in implementation of Learning Management Systems, both domestically and abroad. Mr. Welder has been recognized for his application of Learning Management Systems to manage regulatory-compliance in industries ranging from petrochemicals to finance and has provided presentations to professional organizations including the Gulf Coast Process Technology Alliance, the Northwest Process Technology Alliance and the American Society of Training and Development.
Mr. Welder’s career is founded in traditional instructional design and computer-based training development. He is a certified Development Dimensions International facilitator, a Kirkpatrick Certified Evaluator and facilitator of the Ohio State University curriculum development program. In addition to working in industry, Mr. Welder has held adjunct faculty positions at Bowling Green State University, Ohio and the College of the Mainland, Texas. Mr. Welder has been published in both Training Magazine as well as US Business Review.