Distribution over Multiple Channels 

Use

The distribution type Broadcast (Multiple Channel) allows you to distribute a BI object (query, query view, Web template, report or workbook) with one broadcast setting over multiple channels. Depending on the output format you choose, you can distribute the BI object by e-mail, export it to the portal, or print it.

Prerequisites

You have chosen the distribution type Broadcast (Multi Channel) and chosen the required output format.

Features

For distribution over several channels, make the settings on the following tab pages:

Distributions

You choose the required distribution types (Broadcast by E-Mail, Broadcast to Portal, or Broadcast to Printer). Depending on the output format you have selected, the BEx Broadcaster provides you with a selection of distribution types.

If you want to broadcast the document as a ZIP file, select ZIP File.

If you have chosen HTML or MHTML as the output format and want to broadcast the document by e-mail, you have to create the document as a ZIP file.

Under Create Parameters you make the following settings (depending on the distribution type concerned):

Overview: Parameters for Distribution Types

Distribution Type	Parameter
Broadcast E-mail	You can specify the recipients in different ways on the Recipients tab page: ●     Users ●     Users in Roles ●     E-Mail Addresses In the Texts tab page, enter the subject line, the importance of the e-mail and the contents of the e-mail. For more information, see Broadcast by E-Mail.
Export to Portal	In the Target in Portal tab page, specify the KM folder the document is to be stored in. On the Texts tab page, enter the display name, the importance of the document, and a short description of the contents. For more information, see Broadcast to the Portal.
Broadcast to Printer	On the Printer tab page, choose the output device you want to print the document on. Only those devices are available for selection that support the chosen output format (PS, PCL or PDF). For more information, see Printing.

User/Language

On the User/Language tab page you can determine for the background processing of the broadcast setting the language, authorizations and user-specific settings with which the scheduled document is to be generated.

For more information, see User/Language.

Precalculation/General Link Generation

If you have chosen a file in a particular format (HTML, PDF, PS or PCL, for example) as the output format, you can make various settings on the General Precalculation tab page.

If you have selected an online link as the output format, the settings options on the General Link Generation tab page are available to you.

For more information, see General Settings for Precalculation and the Creation of Links.

Layout

On the Layout tab page you make the required settings for the print layout. For more information on these setting options, see Creating Print Versions of BI Applications.

The settings on this tab page are only necessary for the Print Format (PS or PCL) and Portable Document Format (PDF) output formats. This tab page is not displayed for the other output formats.

Header/Footer

On the Header/Footer tab page you can define the texts for the header and footer of the print version. You can also use text variables in the text. For more information, see Creating Print Versions of BI Applications.

The settings on this tab page are only necessary for the Print Format (PS or PCL) and Portable Document Format (PDF) output formats. This tab page is not displayed for the other output formats.

Filter Navigation

On the Filter Navigation tab page you can specify characteristics or a control query so that the system precalculates several documents with different filter settings from the same BI objects (query, Web template and so on).

This tab page is not necessary with the Online Link to Current Data output format, and is not, therefore, displayed.

For more information, see Filter Navigation.