I figure I better finish up this series of posts on the new
functionality found in 12.1.3. To catch up, please see the entire series here:
what is my final conclusion about this functionality? To me,
the idea is good, you have a concurrent request and you want to deliver it
somewhere. This form gives you that ability all using the standard protocols of
SMTP, IPP and FTP that are exposed via the BI Publisher Delivery Manager. This
form allows you to deliver ANY report regardless of whether or not it is
formatted via BI Publisher and the functionality exists at a very central point
of the user experience.
While the form does open up some functionality, I have a
couple of things to watch out for those that plan to use it.
1. Ensure your users understand that there is no ‘bursting’
capability here. The ENTIRE report that is produced will be delivered to ALL
addresses specified in the form. i.e. you may not want to send a range of invoices
to 3 different email addresses at different companies…
2. Ensure your users understand that they will still need to
pick a printer in the ‘Upon Completion’ form. Choosing a printer in the
Delivery Options form is not enough. You could always default the printer for
the report if applicable.
3. Understand that this is currently version 1 of this
functionality. It does have some issues and inconsistencies. I’ve documented
these in the previous posts that go through the specific functionality.
Here at STR
Software we have been working on some exciting enhancements to ourAventX product
that ties directly in with this Delivery Options form as well as bursting
control files that will expose a lot of really great functionality. Training is
scheduled for our internal staff next week. I will post more information on
this in the next couple weeks.
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