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  • 1.  What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 11/26/18 07:16 PM
    Can someone explain to me please what is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    They look the same to me but the app is making a difference between them.

    Thanks.




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    Adrienne Beronilla
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  • 2.  RE: What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 11/27/18 06:50 AM
    Hi,

    Here is an overview video on the options for schedule, subscriptions, and notifications:
     
     
    Please not that the menu option has changed slightly in the video in that the notification icon is now in the upper right hand menu bar (in the video it is in the lower left).


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    Wes Strom
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  • 3.  RE: What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 12/11/18 12:43 PM
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    They ultimately serve the same purpose, but subscriptions are more limiting. I attached a screen shot of documentation we prepared for our users that explains the difference. I hope that helps.

    Subscriptions are report views in the users My content > Subscriptions folder. The Subscriptions folder is hidden from the user. Subscriptions are always named "My [Source Report Name]."

    By the way, I asked the very same question in a support ticket when we upgraded from 10.2.2 to 11.x because IBM documentation on this is weak.

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    Wendi Lewis
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  • 4.  RE: What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 12/12/18 05:46 PM
    Thank you Wendi for the help! Yes, documentation is missing quite a few things...

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    Adrienne Beronilla
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  • 5.  RE: What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 02/25/19 06:38 PM
    @Wes Strom and @Wendi Lewis​​,

    I am still struggling with Notifications and Subscriptions: we have installed C11 R13, on premises. I have been asked about helping some users with notifications and subscriptions. I have admin rights to our environment. However, under the ... (More) in the navigation bar the only options I see are: Embed, Share, Set as Home. Any ideas why I cannot see the Notify Me or the Subscriptions? 

    I looked through Capabilities and also made sure that there are no restricting settings in the applicable Role's Features. 

    Thanks for the help!
    Adrienne Beronilla

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    Adrienne Beronilla
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  • 6.  RE: What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 02/25/19 06:49 PM
    Hi,

    I believe the Notify Me will only show up in the More Menu ( ...) once you open the actual report you wish to schedule a report and the My Schedules and Subscriptions menu item is under the Profile Icon (person icon) in upper right.  I am using 11.1 R1 and that is how it appears in mine.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,
    Wes

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    Wes Strom
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  • 7.  RE: What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 02/26/19 01:33 PM
    It sounds like you may be looking for these features in the wrong place. Wes has provided some good tips. I'll add that schedules are now found on a 'Schedule' tab in the report properties. So from the navigation menu, click the report ... (More) button, select Properties, and then click the Schedule tab.

    This video (while outdated showing an older version of the v11 interface) should give you an idea how this works and where to look for these features in the interface.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hah9D056XVQ&feature=youtu.be

    Good luck!
    Wendi

    PS We recently upgraded to R13 and everything still applies in the screen shot I posted from our documentation.

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    Wendi Lewis
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  • 8.  RE: What is the difference between subscriptions and schedules?

    Posted 03/06/19 10:55 AM
    Hi All, thanks for the help. At the end, I opened a ticket with IBM and we managed to figure it out together. The Notify Me feature is only allowed for report executables in C11 R13. It is not available for report views.

    However, we have some reports with many views and some of these take a long time to generate, so users liked the Notify Me function in C10.2.2. This allowed them to be notified when each view became available so they did not have to keep looking. 

    I opened a request for enhancement to bring back this feature in C11. If you like the idea, please vote it up for us at Allow Notifications on Report Views | IBM Data & AI
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    Allow Notifications on Report Views | IBM Data & AI
    The Notify Me feature is currently allowed in C11 R13 only for report executables. However, in C10 we could allow the users to create their own notifications on report views. This was a very popular feature for slower reports with many views.
    View this on Aha >

    Thank you, Adrienne
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