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Scheduling Reports in MINT

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<li>'''File Handling''': specify if a new run should overwrite the previous output(s) or not. If not, a timestamp pattern can be defined in order to differentiate between the outputs. This allows to keep a history of reports in a structured way and can thus be very useful.</li>
<li>'''Output destination''': specify where to save the output - this can be a folder in the repository or alternatively an FTP server. It is recommended to create an archive folder in the repository to save the report outputs.</li>
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Once the configuration is done, click on the next tab to proceed.
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<li>'''Notification''': allows to specify email recipients whom the outputs should be automatically sent to. Specify recipients in '''To''', '''cc''', eventually '''bcc''' of the email, a subject and an email text. Finally, specify whether the email should only contain a link to the report output (in which case the user needs to have an account to log in to MINT) or include the output as an attachment (according to the format(s) specified in the '''Output''' tab; in that case the user does not need any account for MINT). It is also possible to send status notifications, i.e. whether or not the report run successfully. This can be useful information for the MINT administrator. It is possible to choose to send status notifications only in case of failure, in case of success, or both.</li>
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<li>Once all configuration is done, click '''Save''' to save the job and provide a name and optionally a description.</li>
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The job is then displayed in the job list and can further be edited, disabled or deleted by clicking on the respective icons.
[[File:MINT_report_schedule_job_list.png|center]]
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Note that the job list is always report-specific, i.e. only the jobs for the particular chosen report are displayed - there is no global view of all jobs defined within an organisation.
 
In the repository, the clock icon next to a report indicated that a job is scheduled for that report:
[[File:MINT_report_schedule_icon.png|center]]
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