Scheduled Report - Post Processing

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(imported topic written by JasonO91)

I’d be interested in seeing the ability to perform processing on a report after it has been generated by a scheduled event.

The check box would be setup when the job was scheduled, and would process on a tmp file before the output stage (email and archive).

This would give me greater control over how my reports are actually viewed when they reach the intended recipient.

Want it to be a csv? No problem, create a script to convert the file.

Want it to be stored in some crazy place? No problem, create a script to scp it to somewhere.

At that point, the options are limitless as to what happens to the report.

Jason

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(imported comment written by jessewk)

Jason,

You can do this today. On the scheduled activity page you have the option to launch a custom executable. The executable could do your formating and whatever else, and then email/archive as desired. For example, this can be a nice integration point into a Ticketing/Help Desk system. You could create a scheduled report that is trigged every time an action fails on more than 10% of machines and generate a ticket. The possibilities are pretty endless.

To make your custom executable show up in the drop down on the scheduled activities page, put in on the server in: \BES Server\BESReportsData\CustomExe\yourcustomexecutable.exe

-Jesse