Wyn Enterprise: Create a Scheduled Task to Run a Report

Once you create a scheduled task in Wyn Enterprise, the run result of the report is automatically generated at the specified time or interval in the chosen file format. You can share the result by sending an email to the designated email address, storing it on the system server, or keeping the result at a shared location.

In Wyn Enterprise, a scheduled task can be set to manual, one-time, or scheduled depending on your requirements. For each execution mode, there is a different set of fields that should be specified for a scheduled task to run successfully. For more details, please have a look at the below sections.

• Task Execution Modes
  • Manual Task Execution Mode
  • One-Time Task Execution Mode
  • Scheduled Task Execution Mode
• To Schedule a Task
• To Manage a Scheduled Task

Task Execution Modes

The below section describes the fields available for the different task execution modes supported in Wyn Enterprise - manual, one-time, and scheduled.

Manual Task Execution Mode

For the manual execution mode, you need to specify the following fields in the Info panel.

One-Time Task Execution Mode

For the one-time execution mode, you need to specify the following fields in the Info panel.

Scheduled Task Execution Mode

For the scheduled execution mode, you need to specify the following fields in the Info panel.

To Schedule a Task

This section describes how to set up a report that automatically generates on a recurring basis, like daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.

Note: For successful task execution, make sure that the report worker service is running in the background, else the scheduled task will fail to execute. To get the status of the report worker service, navigate to the Node Management page on the Admin Portal.

1. On the Document Portal, select the report you want to schedule.
2. With the report selected, click the Info button on the top-right corner of the portal.
3. In the Info panel that appears, navigate to the Tasks tab and click the + Add Task button to create a new scheduled task.
   
4. Enter the task description in the Details field.
   
5. By default, tasks are manually scheduled in Wyn Enterprise. To create a task that runs at fixed intervals of time, set the Execution field to 'Scheduled'.
   
6. From the Choose Template dropdown, select a suitable schedule template that matches your requirements. The list shows both the built-in and custom templates on the server. For more information on how to create a custom schedule template, visit this article.
   
   The Start and the End fields pick the default values specified in the chosen schedule template. These default values are unchangeable.
   

   Note: If the chosen template has predefined settings for the export format or delivery method, then their corresponding fields like Export Format and Delivery Method are set to default values as specified in the template, and hence can't be modified.

7. If the export format settings are not defined in the schedule template, then specify how to store or share the report result through the options available in the Export Format dropdown. The supported formats are PDF, Excel, Word, CSV, HTML, Image, JSON, TXT, XML, and Excel Data, or create custom export templates based on your requirements.
   You can check the Advanced Settings option to specify the advanced export properties for the chosen format.
   
8. In case your report contains any parameter(s), you need to enter valid parameter value(s) or set the value(s) to default. Else, a message saying 'Report has no parameters' will be displayed.
   

9. If the delivery method is not specified in the schedule template, then select an appropriate method like email, local storage, and file share from the Delivery dropdown, and set its corresponding fields.
   
   
   If you choose 'Email' as the delivery method, then specify the recipient email address, the reply-to email address, the subject line, and the body message for the email. You can also control how to share the result on the email by either sending it as a file attachment or providing a link in the email body to download the result.

   Note: Use comma(s) to separate multiple email addresses.

   
   If you choose 'Local Storage' as the delivery method, then specify how to store the result on the system server - permanently, until a specific date, or once the defined period expires.
   
   If you choose 'File Share' as the delivery method, then specify the file name and the shared location for storing the result.
   

10. Click the Create Task button to save the settings. Note that the newly created task is listed under the Scheduled Tasks section.
    
11. Click the Run Task button to execute the scheduled task manually out of the recurring iteration whenever you want, or to check whether a scheduled task runs correctly with the applied settings.
    
    From the Task History tab, you can check whether the scheduled task is completed or failed. If the scheduled task successfully completes its execution, click the Download link to store the report result on your system.
    

To Manage a Scheduled Task

To manage a scheduled task, click the Actions button in the Tasks tab. You can use this button to disable, edit, duplicate, or delete a scheduled task.

• Disable - Deactivates all the future scheduled executions for that task. You can resume the task execution once you enable the scheduled task by clicking the Actions button.
• Edit - Enables you to modify the existing information for that task like its name, execution type, timings, export format, and so on.
• Duplicate - Creates a new task with all the settings defined the same as in the originally scheduled task. This way, you can reuse the settings and save your time and effort in re-creating a scheduled task from scratch.
• Delete - Discards the scheduled task. Note that once you delete a scheduled task, it is gone forever.