Reporting Agent (SAP Library - Administrator Workbench)

Reporting Agent

Definition

The Reporting Agent is a tool for scheduling reporting functions in the background. The Reporting Agent has two functional areas:

Checking exceptions (see also: Exception Reporting) in the background.

Printing queries in the background.

Use

In the Reporting Agent, you make settings for exception reporting, and for printing queries in the background. You group the individual settings together in scheduling packets that you can schedule for processing in the background.

Reporting Agent Settings

With the Reporting Agent settings, you determine which InfoCube data the query analyses. Specify a drilldown sequence of characteristics for the query. For queries with variable entries, you need to assign a variant for background processing. You can specify a follow-up action for when the value exceeds or falls short of the exception threshold.

Reporting Agent Scheduling Packet

In order for the exceptions and data for printing in the background to be determined and analyzed respectively in the background, you have to assign settings to the scheduling packets.

Reporting Agent Scheduling

Schedule the scheduling packets for printing or exception reporting in the background.

Structure

The Reporting Agent interface consists of two tree structures:

The available objects are displayed in the left tree. The left tree also shows for which queries settings have already made. Filter according to the following settings to get a better overview:

Exception Reporting

Background printing

The right-hand tree displays the scheduling packets, and is for the administration of background processing.

See also:

Background Printing

Evaluating Exceptions in the Background