Execution IDs

How to:

Create a New Execution Id
Change an Execution Id Password
Delete an Execution Id

An Execution ID is a valid user ID that is used to connect to the Reporting Server, FTP server, or web server to run a schedule task. When an Execution ID is created, changed, or deleted on a server, it must also be created, changed, or deleted in the Repository table that stores Execution ID credentials. Similarly, when the password for an Execution ID is changed on the server, the password for that Execution Id must also be changed in the Repository tables. Exceptions are when Execution credentials are Trusted.

Note:

If an Execution ID is required, the Execution ID password is validated when a schedule is created, and when the task of an existing schedule is edited. If the task of an edited schedule is not opened and the password is incorrect, the schedule fails during execution. This failure is recorded in the schedule job log.
Execution IDs and passwords cannot be imported or exported through the Change Management utility. A new Execution ID and password must be created on the selected system.
Changing the password of an FTP user applies to all schedules that use that user ID for that FTP server and schedule owner.

To view a list of Execution Ids in the ReportCaster Development interface, click the Execution IDs tab.

From this tab, you can:

Create a new Execution ID.
Open an existing Execution ID to view its properties.
Delete an Execution ID.
Refresh the list of Execution IDs.

Note: When you create, change, or delete an Execution ID, the Repository tables are updated so that they are synchronized with the specified server. However, the credentials of the user ID on the server itself remain unchanged.

Procedure: How to Create a New Execution Id

To create a new Execution ID:

Select the user folder in the Resources tree for which you are creating the Execution ID or select the Execution ID folder to be able to select the user from within the Execution ID Editor.
On the toolbar of the Manage Execution Ids tab, click New.

The Execution Id Editor opens.
Specify the following parameters:
1. Owner List. Select the user by whom the Execution Id will be owned.
  
  Note: This option is disabled and displays the owner when a user folder was selected prior to selecting New.
2. Execution Id. Type a valid Execution Id.
3. Server Type. Select the type of server from the drop-down list. Selections are TIBCO Reporting Server, FTP, or WEB.
4. Server Name. From the Server Name drop-down list, enter or select the name of a Reporting Server with which the credentials will be associated or enter the FTP or web server name.
  
  Note: The Reporting Servers are defined in the ReportCaster configuration.
5. Password. Type the password for the user ID. Note that you are not creating this password on the specified server; you are entering the existing password into the Repository table that stores Execution Id information.
6. Confirm Password. Retype the password.
Click OK to create the Execution Id in the Repository table or click Cancel to cancel the request.

Procedure: How to Change an Execution Id Password

To change an Execution Id password:

From the list of Execution Ids, select the Execution Id whose properties you want to change (for example, admin).
In the right pane, double-click on the Execution Id or click Edit.

The Execution Id Editor opens.
Specify the following information:
1. Password. Enter the password for the Execution Id. This password must match the current password for this user ID on the server that appears in the Server Name field.
2. Confirm Password. Reenter the password.
  
  Changing the password using ReportCaster does not change the password on the specified server.
Click OK to change the Execution Id or password values in the Repository tables. A message appears confirming that the values have been changed.

Procedure: How to Delete an Execution Id

To delete an Execution Id:

Select the Execution Id you want to delete.
Click Delete. A message appears asking for confirmation to delete the selected Execution Id.
Click OK.

After the Execution Id is deleted, a scheduled job that requires this Execution Id on the specified server will not run unless the schedule is modified to use a valid Execution Id. If you modify the Execution credentials for a single schedule that specifies the deleted Execution Id, ReportCaster makes this modification for all schedules that specify the deleted Execution Id.