Creating Scheduled Reports
Key Takeaways
- Schedules are setup on individual reports
- The First Dimension is what will be used in the scheduled report
- Scheduled reports can run Daily, Weekly, Monthly
- Table reports cannot be delivered via SMS
What is a Scheduled Report?
A Schedule will deliver a report via email or SMS on a regular schedule and delivered based on the time setup.
Scheduled reports can be delivered in the form of
Creating a Scheduled Report
Alerts can be created from any Report / Metric / Dimension combination.
To create a schedule
- Navigate to the Analytics and choose the report of choice
- Add the Dimension - This is what will be used for the alert criteria. Alerts go off of the First Dimension only.
- Navigate to More Options
- Select Create Schedule
- Follow the prompts (outlined below) and hit submit.
When adding a new schedule, there are configurable options of how you want to see the data come through
Schedule Name | Give your schedule a name. This will reflect in the SMS or email identifying the schedule being sent. | |
Default Timeframe | Define the date range of the report that you wish to have sent to you. | Build a custom timeframe, learn how here. |
Metrics | Define the metrics you want to see on your report. | |
Sort By | Define the filter you want the report sorted by | |
Sort Order | Ascending or Descending | |
Users | Choose the user(s) | |
Methods | Delivery method: Email or SMS | |
Ruleset | Limit the scheduled report to a specific ruleset. Rulesets use defined field operator relationship to determine what is included in a cohort. | Build a custom ruleset, learn how here. |
Graph Type | Select the type of graph you want to see on the scheduled report | Line |
Frequency | Determine how often you wish to have this report delivered. | Monthly, weekly and daily are the current options. If you want hourly, simply setup a daily report to send every hour (see below) |
Hour | Select the time of day you want to receive the report | |
Attach CSV | When checked, a csv file will be attached to the email. This is available for email only. |
Editing a Schedule
To edit and existing schedule, including deactivating it:
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Navigate to Settings
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Select the Customization tab
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Select the schedule you wish to edit
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Make your necessary changes and hit Submit.
Updated 21 days ago