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Enable Bursting

When the report is ready to be distributed, enable bursting for the report in IBM Cognos Connection.

Steps
  1. Locate the report in IBM Cognos Connection.

  2. Under Actions, click the run with options button .

  3. Click advanced options on the right of the screen.

  4. Under Time and mode, click Run in the background.

  5. Select the Burst the report check box.

  6. If you are distributing reports by email, select the Send the report by email check box.

    Tip: If you are bursting the report to a directory, you can also send the report by email if the Send the report by email check box is selected. Reports will be emailed if the recipient's email address is stored in the authentication source you are using or if they are entered in the recipient's personal information in IBM Cognos Connection.

  7. If the burst report contains a drill-through link to another report and you are distributing the burst report by email, do the following:

    If you do not select the check box, the drill-through links in the burst report will not work.

  8. Run the report.

Allow a few moments for the report to run. If you are an administrator, you can view all outputs for the report. Under Actions, click View the output versions for this report. When burst recipients log into IBM Cognos Connection or access their email accounts, they will see only the data that is meant for them.