Generating Reports

You can choose to generate reports immediately or schedule a report to generate in the future.

Select Reporting > Create Reports from the menu.
Select the report that you want to work with.

Select a situation and follow the corresponding steps.

Situation	Steps
Generating a Report Immediately	You can generate regular reports or favorite reports immediately. Scroll to the bottom of the parameters list and verify that the Generate Report parameter is set to `Now`. Verify that all other required parameters are completed. Required fields are indicated with asterisks. Select Generate to generate the report.
Scheduling a Report to Generate in the Future	You can schedule favorite reports to generate on a future date. Select Save As Favorite. Select `Scheduled` for the Generate Report parameter. Use the calendar to select the future date when the application generates the requested report. Select Reoccurs if you want the report to generate on a reoccurring schedule. Select if the report must generate `Monthly` or `Daily` on a specified day and time. When you choose `Monthly`, you must indicate the preferred day of the month and enter a value from `1` through `31`. Reports set up to generate on a recurring schedule are marked as Recurs on the Favorites tab. Verify that all other required parameters are completed. Required fields are indicated with asterisks. Select Save. The report generates automatically on the future date.

Situation

Steps

Generating a Report Immediately

You can generate regular reports or favorite reports immediately.

Scroll to the bottom of the parameters list and verify that the Generate Report parameter is set to Now.
Verify that all other required parameters are completed.
Required fields are indicated with asterisks.
Select Generate to generate the report.

Scheduling a Report to Generate in the Future

You can schedule favorite reports to generate on a future date.

Select Save As Favorite.
Select Scheduled for the Generate Report parameter.
Use the calendar to select the future date when the application generates the requested report.
Select Reoccurs if you want the report to generate on a reoccurring schedule.
Select if the report must generate Monthly or Daily on a specified day and time.
When you choose Monthly, you must indicate the preferred day of the month and enter a value from 1 through 31.

Reports set up to generate on a recurring schedule are marked as Recurs on the Favorites tab.
Verify that all other required parameters are completed.
Required fields are indicated with asterisks.
Select Save.

The report generates automatically on the future date.

If your report is generated successfully, then you receive a notification when the report is ready to view or print. On the View Reports page, the report appears with a status of Completed.

Tip: When getting started with reports, save your standard reports as favorites to retain their defined parameters. If a report's parameters look correct, then it is already saved as a favorite. If a report requires changes, then you can modify the report parameters on the Favorites tab or delete it from the favorites list.