Adding system date to dashboard/report

Avinash Pentyala

Hi,

I have a new requirement to add current or system date to dashboard /report (All extensions) while exporting to a local machine.

kindly advise how to archive this??

Regards,

Avinash

[Deleted User]

You're not being very specific here. Do you speak about adding the date to the exported file? Are you talking about dashboard exports? Are you talking about BIP bursting?

Avinash Pentyala

Thanks, Berg. When the users are exporting the dashboard or report from OBIEE(12.1.1) then the system date should appear at last.

Ex: <<dashbaordname/Reportname>>_01072018  

Regards,

Avinash

[Deleted User]

So for Dashboards and *Analyses* via Agents - not possible.

For *REPORTS* as in BIP objects you can do it via bursting options.

You have to be precise with the wordings you use because at the moment you are talking about two distinct products and technologies like they were the same

Avinash Pentyala

I am not talking about agents, The user is exporting analysis into PDF or Excel format than the current date as the extension of the analysis/ dashboard name.

[Deleted User]

No. The name of the file is the analysis name. Some people advocate JavaScript "solutions" (read: hacks) but that really isn't recommendable.

Avinash Pentyala

Okay, thanks for inputs. any reference URL much appreciated.

Regards,

Avinash

Martin van Donselaar

You're not getting links to sub optimal solutions from Christian my friend ;-)

[Deleted User]

Nope :-)

SonPat99

Hello Avinash,

Is this requirement just for the analysis?

Can you display the date on the analysis (before downloading) as well?

If yes, you can display the time in the TITLE Section.

[Deleted User]

Requirement seems to be to append it to the filename and only one guy ever went to the trouble of writing a VB script to do that...a guy who no longer does BI and shut down his blog