A report object is an object that is created using a Business Objects designer component (such as Crystal Reports or OLAP Intelligence). A Web Intelligence document object is created using the Report panel and HTML Query panel in InfoView. Both types of objects contain report information (such as database fields). Both types of objects can also contain saved data.
A report object or Web Intelligence document object can be made available to everyone or to individuals in selected user groups.
When you schedule an object, the system creates a scheduled instance for the object. A scheduled instance contains object and schedule information. It does not contain any data yet. Scheduled instances appear on the History page of the respective object and have a status of Recurring or Pending.
You can schedule objects either from CMC or by using a BusinessObjects Enterprise application, such as InfoView or a custom web application.
Typically, report objects are designed such that you can create several instances with varying characteristics. For example, if you run a report object with parameters, you can schedule one instance that contains report data that is specific to one department and schedule another instance that contains information that is specific to another department, even though both instances originate from the same report object. For more information about scheduling, see Chapter 16: Scheduling Objects.
At the specified time, the system runs the object and creates an object instance. The instance contains actual data from the database. It appears on the History page of the object and has a status of Success or Failed.
Any changes you make to the an object (by making the changes and then clicking Update) affect the default settings for the object only. Those changes do not affect any existing scheduled instances or object instances. The next time you schedule the object, whether you use CMC or an application such as InfoView, the new default settings are displayed. You can then change these settings as needed for the scheduled instance you want to create.
Note: BusinessObjects Enterprise supports reports created in versions 6 through XI of Crystal Reports. Once published to BusinessObjects Enterprise, reports are saved, processed, and displayed in version XI format.
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