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Prompts in scheduled reports
Reports are executed immediately after a request to execute a report is made. However, you can schedule a report to be executed on a predetermined schedule. After a scheduled report is executed, it is placed in the History List. For more information on scheduled reports and the History List, see the Automating Administrative Tasks chapter of the System Administration Help.
A scheduled report can contain prompts; how and if the report is executed depends on the prompt definition. The following table explains the various scenarios. Notice that to ensure that prompts are used on a scheduled report, the prompt must be required and default prompt answers set.
| Prompt Required | Default Answer | Result |
|---|---|---|
| No | No | The prompt is ignored; the report is not filtered by the prompt. |
| No | Yes | The prompt and default answer are ignored since the prompt is not required; the report is not filtered by the prompt. |
| Yes | No | The report is not executed. No answer is provided to the required prompt so MicroStrategy cannot complete the report without user interaction. |
| Yes | Yes | The report is executed; the prompt is answered with the default. |