Email Network Link with Burst

[Birdie]

Hi All-

I'm wondering if there is a way to email the report link from a specified network drive while bursting in 8.3. I've set up the reports to save to a network drive and dynamically rename the pdf file output based on a burstkey.

My issue now is that when I email the link to users (using bursting), they have to have a Cognos login to access the file. Some of my users are not Cognos users though. I don't want to attach the report though, because the name is generic (and does not contain the burst key).

Is anyone aware of how to schedule via Cognos and send the Network location as the email link?

Thanks!
Birdie

[popzee]

Could you explain , how did u made to burst it to network location , and what u execute to rename the files. how this is being done. please provide material link any.

thanks

[MFGF]

Hi,

Nope - you cannot do this.  Anyone who receives a burst email is classed as a recipient and needs a recipient license under the terms of your license agreement with IBM.  Even if you could find a way of getting the C8 server to email a direct link to the on-disk saved output, you would still be breaching your license agreement if the recipients did not have a license, so you may as well just send them the C8 URL link to the output as designed.

MF.