Broadcast Setting Creation 

Purpose

The Broadcast Setting Creation IT process allows you to distribute BI objects in the required format to the required recipients at the required time or event using various distribution types (e-mail, portal, alert framework...).

The broadcasting wizard is available to information consumers and supports them in making the required settings by providing step-by-step instructions. Business experts can call the BEx Broadcaster from the design tools of the Business Explorer to distribute BI objects that they have defined. Business experts can use the BEx Broadcaster in various ways. Among other things, administrators use the BEx Broadcaster for the master data-based distribution of BI content, for example, the mass distribution of BI content by e-mail.

Use of the Process

This IT process is part of the following IT scenario:

IT Scenario	Scenario Variant
Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis	Information Broadcasting

Prerequisites

To run this process you require the relevant BI objects that you want to distribute. The following BI objects are available:

·        Query (from IT process Designing a Query)

·        Query View (from IT process Ad-hoc Analysis)

·        Workbook (from IT process Designing a Workbook)

·        Web Template (from IT process Designing a Web Application)

·        Report (from IT process Designing a Report)

Process Flow

The following process runs primarily in the BI Java usage type:

       1.      You start the BEx Broadcaster.

       2.      You select a BI object (query, query view, workbook, Web template or report).

       3.      You determine the output format.

       4.      You determine the distribution type.

       5.      You save the broadcast setting.

       6.      You schedule the broadcast setting.

Result

You have created and scheduled a broadcast setting with the required output format and distribution type.