Distributing a Report by Bursting

Bursting is the process of running a report once and then distributing the results to recipients, each of whom sees only a subset of the data.

Distribute reports by bursting them when you want users to receive or view reports that contain data applicable only to them.

You can burst reports only if the report author defined burst options for the report in IBM Cognos Report Studio. In IBM Cognos Connection, Bursting is one of the advanced run options for the report. If this option is not available, it means that the report cannot be distributed by bursting. To see the detailed steps on how to burst a report, go to Setting advanced report options for the current run .

If you deliver burst reports by email, the recipients are specified in the burst options. Note that if you choose the recipient from a list, such as a group, a role, or a distribution list, you must have read access to both the list and the recipient's email account. Otherwise, the report delivery fails.

If the burst report contains a drill-through link to another report and the burst report is distributed by email, set the email options to include a link to the report. If you include the report in the body of the email, the drill-through links in the burst report will not work.

You must have read and write permissions for the report to enable bursting.

For information about creating burst reports and specifying burst options, see the IBM Cognos Report Studio User Guide.