About ReportCaster

Through ReportCaster, you can schedule a report to run at specific times or intervals, which can then be distributed through email or FTP servers, to printers, or to the WebFOCUS® Repository that stores Report Library and Managed Reporting reports. Reports distributed to the Report Library or the WebFOCUS Repository are stored in a database and can only be accessed by authorized users. You have the option to distribute the report to a single address or to a group of recipients using the distribution list, distribution file, or dynamic list options.

You can distribute an entire report or you can break a report into sections using the ReportCaster burst feature. When you burst a report, you send only the relevant report sections specified.

Access to each of the ReportCaster tools is controlled by a WebFOCUS security operation. This enables administrators to control the users who are authorized to access ReportCaster to perform the following operations.

• Create and maintain a Distribution List.
• Create and maintain a schedule.
• Create and maintain Library Access Lists for Report Library reports.
• Track the status of a schedule.
• View and delete schedule log information.
• Manage the ReportCaster configuration.

Report Library. The Report Library enables you to store and manage content distributed by ReportCaster for rapid retrieval and future use.

ReportCaster API. There is a full ReportCaster API that employs both Java® technology and Web Services.