Scheduling reports allows access to them without logging into the PARKS DIRECT database, a helpful automation tool. Set the correct parameters for the report and schedule to get accurate results.
- Choose the appropriate report for your purposes and set any parameters as needed. You can schedule any type.
- Choose the Output Template.
- Click Process.
Select your report options and click Schedule:
Scheduling a report with Preview Report as the output will run the report, but it can only be accessed through your document center by logging into PARKS DIRECT once it has finished running. This is not ideal.
Scheduling a report with Print Report as the output will not work, as you'll log out of PARKS DIRECT before the report processes. Only print reports when you're actually ready to print them.
The report scheduling parameters appear. Select carefully, as this will tell PARKS DIRECT when and how often the report will run. Errors in this section may cause the report not to run. In the example below, we scheduled a report to run once every day for 5 days during June.
Email 'To' Address When Event Completes is an email saying "Scheduled Report XXXXX was completed." It is not necessary. It is not the same as the address where scheduled reports will be emailed; those recipients are set in the previous window.
Reports will be scheduled according to the parameters set. If an error was made and you're receiving erroneous reports, contact the Help Desk to terminate a report schedule at (301)-699-2255.