Distribution Burst

A distribution burst involves creating a primary or main report (driver) that when run will distribute sub-reports to a target audience or output directory. The sub-report(s) is designed and attached as a burst calculation to the burst driver report. Upon running the main report, the sub-report may be created for an intended “target audience”, e.g. Employee Master driver report to send a benefit sub-report to Employees or a Business Unit (BU) Master driver report to send out Inventory or Sales sub-reports by BU to the BU manager. When Automator runs the scheduled report, users receive that report and any associated email. A distribution report may also be sent to an output file directory in lieu of an email distribution. A burst driver report may be burst manually for customers who did not buy Automator.