Burst Dropdown menu

In addition to bursting selected rows or editing a burst calculation from the Bursting dropdown menu, users may Reset Burst Status and run an additional test.

If you are signed into the DAS Server with access to your email output server, a test of email distribution output for a couple of selected rows may be performed by turning off Simulate Output. Be careful to test this by emailing a few sample users who are pre-notified of the test. Also, note that unchecking this option during testing on the private driver report is not saved. The next time a private report is open, this selection will appear as checked. DAS assumes a user is testing the sub-report simulation and that a user will uncheck Simulate Output for future tests when needed.

Note: When a report is run from Automator, a published Public report automatically unchecks the Simulate Output selection, assuming the user knows the burst has been tested and wants emails generated. If you did not purchase automator, reports must be manually burst by a system administrator with access to the DAS server and email server.

Workplace Options allows Designers to turn off the opening of sub-reports in adjacent windows during a burst. If Silence Target Reports is unchecked, a sub-report will open for the appropriate burst instance tiled vertically or horizontally. Processing speed will slow down. There are times when users want to see the sub-report(s) open for use in a side-by-side comparison of data, for example, during distribution burst testing of a couple highlighted rows of data.

Highlighting current row during burst can be a helpful aid for users to see where in the burst process a report or test report is, highlighting the actual data row in the DAS report being processed. This is useful if Silence Targets Reports takes away the visual aid of watching sub-reports open in the side window.

Close target reports when closing driver saves users from having to manually close sub-report windows.