Execute the Report Task
Argos automatically adds the “Execute the report” task to the list of tasks. If you would like to enter parameters to be used when running the schedule, double-click on the Execute the report task or select this task and click Edit.
If you have set the AutoSelect property of a list or drop-down object to “yes” in the datablock, then the very first entry in the list or drop down will be used as the value when running the schedule.
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Otherwise, you need to enter the values to be used for each parameter on the form./edit execute task.png)
Select a parameter in the box in the lower left corner, then use the “Populate value by” dropdown to specify the value for this variable. The available choices depend on the type of field.
| Populate Value By | Description |
|---|---|
| Do not save selected value(s) | Use for data-aware fields where you want the value to be calculated at run time. |
| By value or chosen record(s) | Specify a value or choose a specific item from a list. |
| Always select the first record | Select the first item in a list. |
| Always select the last record | Select the last item in a list. |
| Offset report run date by | Enter a number of days, weeks, months, or years to offset the run date by. |
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The option selected for If report query has no records determines how reports with zero results will be handled.
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- Process blank report produces the report as usual, but with blank results.
- Do not process report ends the execution of the report, but does not generate a failure condition.
- Fail report generates an error if the query returns no results. This error condition can be used to trigger a schedule error email. See the description of the Events tab in Editing Schedules for more information.
Click OK when finished. These parameters will be used when the scheduled report executes.
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