Simple Scheduling Question

Question

I have a report that takes always Sunday date parameter. If I schedule the report to run every Wednesday with the previous Sunday date parameter, will the date parameter automatically update every week? I am hoping it does. If it does not, how does one go about getting the date parameter to update automatically?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

HareshM,
To answer your question, I don't think BI Pub can do this.
I have 2 ideas for you:
1) Modify your SQL so that you can either pass in a date or not. This way the users can pass in a date they choose from the calendar popup window. In the scheduled screen, schedule the report without any date value.
Example SQL:
SELECT *
FROM table x
WHERE ((:p_date IS NOT NULL AND
TRUNC(x.date) = TRUNC(:p_date)) OR
(:p_date IS NULL AND
TRUNC(x.date) = TRUNC(SYSDATE, 'DAY')))
2) If you want the flexibility for your users to pick any date from the popup calendar, then have this date passed to your SQL so that your SQL will use the previous Sunday from this passed in date and the ability to have this same exact report run atuomatically every Wednesday, then this is my idea:
Create 2 reports that are exactly the same. Allow the users to "see" 1 of the 2 reports so they can pass in any date they want. Do not allow the users to "see" the other report. Modify the WHERE clause in the SQL in this 2nd report to programmically select Sunday based off of SYSDATE. Schedule this report to run every Wednesday.
Personally, I like idea #1 above. "Simple is best".
Good luck,
James