Scheduled ad hoc reports

In the view settings for a custom data view, you can schedule ad hoc reports to be delivered to your email address.

If a custom data view has a report schedule, the schedule icon is blue

Figure 1. Blue schedule icon in the View list
Note: The schedule settings are personal to the user who set them up.
Open the schedule settings for the data view in one of the following ways:
  • In the View list, select (Schedule) by the custom view.
  • In the View list, select (Settings) by the custom view, and then select the Schedule tab.

Schedule Options

The following options are available:

  • Schedule this view for automated email delivery: When this toggle is turned on, the other scheduling options are displayed. The ad hoc report for this view is delivered based on the set schedule.
  • Start date & time: Set when the schedule begins. This setting is required.
  • Repeat every: Set how often the report is sent until the schedule ends.
    • If the number is set to 0, the schedule does not repeat. The report will be sent once at the start date and time.
    • If Day is selected, the initial report is delivered on the start date and repeats every day.
    • If Week is selected, the initial report is delivered on the first selected day on or after the start date and repeats every specified number of weeks on each selected day.
    • If Month is selected, the initial report is delivered on the specified day (from 1 to 31) of the month and repeats every specified number of months.
    • If Year is selected, the report is delivered on the start date and repeats every specified number of years.
  • Ends: Set when the scheduled report ends.
    • Never: The report is sent according to the schedule without ending.
    • On: The scheduled report ends at the specified date and time.
    • After: The scheduled report ends after the specified number (from 1 to 1000) of occurrences.

Set up an ad hoc report schedule

You can set up an ad hoc report schedule.

  1. Open the schedule settings for the data view.
  2. Turn on the Schedule this view for automated email delivery toggle.
  3. Enter the start date and time.
  4. In the Repeat every section, set how often the report is sent.
    1. If you select Week, select at least one day of the week in the Repeat on section.
    2. If you select Month, enter the specific day (from 1 to 31) of the month in the Repeat on field.
  5. In the Ends section, select when the schedule ends.
  6. Select Save.

Stop a scheduled ad hoc report

You can stop the email delivery of scheduled ad hoc reports.

  1. Open the schedule settings for the data view.
  2. Turn off the Schedule this view for automated email delivery toggle.
    Tip: When you set up the report schedule, you can also set it to end automatically.