Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide

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Using the BusinessObjects Data Services 
Adapter
Overview
This chapter describes how to use the BusinessObjects Data Services Adapter in these topics:
Defining BODS Jobs
This section provides instructions for defining a BODS job in Cisco Workload Automation and descriptions of the various 
types of tasks and options that can be included in the jobs.
BusinessObjects Job Definition
You define jobs to run BusinessObjects Data Services batch jobs. The following are instructions for defining a BODS job 
in CWA and descriptions of the various types of tasks and options that can be included in the jobs.
To define a BODS job:
1.
In the 
Navigator
 pane, select 
Definitions>Jobs
 to display the 
Jobs
 pane.
2.
Right-click 
Jobs
 and select 
Add>BusinessObjects Data Services Job 
from the context menu.
The 
BusinessObjects Job Definition
 dialog displays. 
The 
Run
 tab is selected by default. You must first specify a name for the job, the BODS Adapter connection that will 
be used for the job and a valid runtime user who has the appropriate BusinessObjects Data Services authority for 
the report being scheduled.
3.
In the upper portion of the dialog, specify the following information to describe the job:
Job Name
 – Enter a name that describes the job.
Job Class
 – If you want to assign a defined job class to this job, select it from the drop-down list. This field is 
optional.
Owner
 – Select the BODS owner of the selected report/Web Intelligence. The user must have the appropriate 
BusinessObjects Data Services authority for the operation.