Running a BIRT Spreadsheet executable job

BIRT Spreadsheet executable files are available in Items You Can Run. They run as file jobs to create a new BIRT Spreadsheet documents. Developers create spreadsheet executable files in the BIRT Spreadsheet Designer software.

Users can run a spreadsheet executable job in the following ways:

n	Run: prompts for parameters if required, starts generating the document immediately. The resulting document is downloaded as a Microsoft Excel file.

n	Run and Save: prompts for parameters if required and save-as details before opening the resulting document.

n	Run and View: prompts for report format, prompts for parameters if required, and starts generating the document immediately. The resulting document downloads or opens in the selected report format.

n	Schedule: prompts for parameters if required, scheduling, and save-as details before entering the job in the job task list. Scheduling is described later in this section.

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