BR Execution Server Reports Queue

When IFS BR Execution Server is used for executing IFS Business Reporter reports, an entry is registered in a specific queue before IFS BR Execution Server can fetch the reports for rendering before uploading the finalized report into the Report Archive in IFS Applications

Use this page to learn more about the IFS BR Execution Server specific report queue and available administration options.

General
Supported Status Modifications
Downloading a Report Instance

General

The BR Execution Server Reports Queue shows all IFS Business Reporter reports relevant for BR Execution Server processing.

Attribute	Description
Report ID	The identity of the published report
Result Key	An unique identity generated by the system which can be used to identify the report and report execution uniquely
Queued Date	The date the report was added to the queue
Rendering Status	Status of the Report in the queue Valid values are Ready for Rendering This is the initial status for a report instance Rendering in Progress The rendering is ongoing by the BR Execution Server Rendering Completed BR Execution Server has completed the rendering and uploaded the complete report to the report archive. Error An error has occurred during the processing
Execution Completed Date	Date the execution was completed. Valid only for the reports in states Error and Rendering Completed
Machine Name	Name of the computer which the BR Execution Server is installed and used to execute the report
Report Result ID	An unique identity generated by the system to identity the result set corresponds to the design of the report

This page is can be specially useful when the report status needs to be modified due to erroneous behavior in BR Execution Server, such as:

Reports containing an invalid design
Technical configuration limitations of the server hosting the BR Execution Server (BRES), leading to unsuccessful report execution
e.g.:
- An end user mistakenly designs a report using a newer version of Microsoft Excel than the one installed on the server hosting BRES
- An end user is using a version of IFS Business Reporter that is not compatible with the one installed on the server hosting BRES
- The user account set up to run the BR Execution Server Windows service, does not have the necessary privileges. One example could be creation of PDF files where the user account set up to run the Windows service related to BR Execution Server must have necessary privileges to run the Microsoft XPS Document Writer in order to create PDF files

In such instances, report rendering status modifications can be helpful to rectify the error.

When an error occurs, the IFS Business Reporter Execution Server will for the particular report instance do the following:

The Rendering Status will be set to Error
The error text in the associated background job will be updated
The background job status is set to Error

Please also refer to documentation about IFS Business Reporter Execution Server functionality

Supported Status Modifications

Only following status modifications are supported

Rendering in Progress to Ready for Rendering
Rendering in Progress to Error

Downloading a Report Instance

It is possible to download the Business Reporter specific report design, an xlsx file, and the report data, a dsrd file, associated with a specific Business Reporter report instance, using the RMB option Export Report Template and Data Set...

The possibility to download report design and data can be very useful in support situations. Then just export the files, zip them and attach them to a case/task.

BR Execution Server Reports Queue

Contents

General

Supported Status Modifications

Downloading a Report Instance