Before you launch a report or an update process, you may provide run options to redirect the output. You may also provide scheduling parameters.

!Run Options
The RUN OPTIONS tab is organized into three sections - Report Options, Processing Options and Report Scheduling (containing Run When and Repeat Options) details.
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!!Processing Options
The Processing Options section allows you to specify the format of the output and where the output will be directed. All report processing takes place on the report server.

;[Execution|MEX_ID]: The system automatically assigns a unique number to every execution of a process. 

;[Destination Type|DESTYPE]: This field identifies where to send the output. The Destination Type is normally set to CACHE. 

;[Destination Format|DESFORMAT]: This field indicates the format of the output at the destination.  

;[Report Mode|REPORT_MODE]: This field identifies the style of the report. Leave the Report Mode as ‘Bitmap’. Very few reports use ‘Character’.

;[Destination Name|DESNAME]: This field depends on the Destination Type.
* CACHE Destination name - defaults to Function+Execution ID+Format Suffix
* File File name - defaults to Function+Execution ID+Format Suffix e.g. RDJB#162852.pdf
* Email Email recipient - must be entered
* Printer Printer name - leave blank - system will provide

;[Job Name|JOB_NAME]: This field names this specific report execution. It defaults to the Function+Execution ID. e.g. RDJB#162852

;[Pagestream|PAGESTREAM]: This field indicates whether page streaming is enabled for HTML or HTMLCSS output. Page streaming will allow you to view one page at a time using controls to step you through the report.
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!!Report Scheduling - Run When
These Report Scheduling Run When options may be used to schedule the process to run at a designated time. If there are no options specified, the process will run immediately. 

;[Run Start Time|SCHEDULE_START_TIME]: This field specifies the time the process will run (on the 24hr clock). e.g. 20:00

;Schedule Options: This field specifies when the process will run. e.g. Today, Tomorrow, Jan, Feb, Mar, ... Schedule Options is an optional field based on the fixed lexicon [X_DATE_OPTIONS].

;[Run Start Day|SCHEDULE_START_DAY]: This field specifies the date that the process will run. e.g. Jun 30, 2006

!Report Scheduling - Repeat Options
These Report Scheduling Repeat Options may be used to automatically repeat the report or update process on a designated frequency. If there are no options specified, the process will run only once.

;Frequency: This field specifies how often the process will run. Each run will use the same parameters. e.g. Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Every n Frequency is an optional field based on the fixed lexicon [X_REPORT_FREQUENCY].

;Frequency Amount: This field specifies the interval of time between runs if the Frequency is “Every”. It is expressed in the time basis of the Frequency Option. e.g. a value of 2 with a basis of ‘Days’ means ‘Every 2 Days’

;Frequency Option: This field specifies the time basis of the Frequency Amount. e.g. Minute(s), Day(s), Hour(s), Week(s), Month(s) Frequency Option is an optional field based on the fixed lexicon [X_REPORT_SUFFIX].

;Day Repeat: This field specifies which Weekday of the month the process should be run on. e.g. First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth Day Repeat is an optional field based on the fixed lexicon [X_DAYREPEAT].

;Weekdays: This field identifies which day of the week the process should run on. e.g. Mon, Tues, Wed, ... Weekdays is an optional field based on the fixed lexicon [X_WEEKDAYS].

;Expires Options: This field specifies when the process will expire. e.g. Today, Tomorrow, Jan, Feb, Mar, ... Expires Option is an optional field based on the fixed lexicon [X_DATE_OPTIONS].

;Expires When: This field is a 16-character optional alphanumeric field that specifies how long output will be retained until it is deleted. e.g. 1 day, 2 days, 3 weeks, 1 month, ...

!Run Report
Once you have specified all of your parameters, you are ready to execute the report or update process. To launch the process, click the Run Report button at the top of the parameter form. If there are no scheduling options specified, the report starts the execution immediately on the report server.  
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