Creating tasks
Qlik NPrinting apps contain tasks. Tasks can be used to distribute reports to specific recipients, or schedule data imports.
Creating new tasks
Do the following:
- Select Tasks from the main menu, and click Publish task.
- Click Create task.
- Enter a name for the task. For example, the name of the user associated with the task.
- Select an app from the drop-down list.
- Leave the default values for the other options.
- Click Create.
Add a report to the task
Do the following:
- Go to the Reports tab, and click Add report.
- Select a report from the Choose report drop-down list.
- Select PDF from the Output format drop-down list.
- Leave the Attach to email and Enabled check boxes selected.
- Click Add report.
Assign a user to the task
Do the following:
- Go to the Users/groups tab, and click Add user or group.
- Click the Choose recipient drop-down list and select the user that should be assigned the task.
- Select the Enabled, NewsStand destination, and Email destination check boxes.
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Click Add recipient.
The user is now listed in Users/Groups.
Set NewsStand as destination
You can set NewsStand as a destination. All the users added in NewsStand have access to the reports that are associated with their profile.
Do the following:
- Go to the Destinations tab.
- Ensure that the NewsStand check box is selected for the user that should have access to NewsStand.
- Ensure that Email is also selected.
- Click Save.
Triggers
Triggers manage the automatic execution of tasks.
Do the following:
- Go to the Triggers tab, and click Create trigger.
- Enter a name for the new trigger. For example, the name of the user you want to create the trigger for, followed by Trigger.
- Set the Schedule type and Start date.
- Select a Time zone.
- Click Create.
Run the task
You can now run the task you have created.
Do the following:
- Go to the Overview tab.
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Click Run now.
A confirmation message appears at the top of the page.
To learn more about how tasks work, see: Task executions.
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