EQuIS Information Agents (EIAs) can be created and edited in the EIA widget. New EIAs are created using the EIA Wizard as described in this article. Existing EIAs can be edited using the EIA Editor.
Each EIA is assigned a unique REPORT_EVENT_ID in the ST_REPORT_EVENT table when the EIA is created. The EIA REPORT_EVENT_ID value is displayed before the associated report name for the existing EIAs.
The EIA will run the selected report and send the information according to the EIA type and settings. Some settings allow the report to run multiple times, depending on a set schedule or other factors. Note that if the report was supposed to have run at least one time during a period of time, but did not for some reason (such as report generation was disabled in the Workflow Widget properties for that day or time of day), the report will run one time for all the missed times.
Notes: Existing EIAs may only be edited by the original creator of the EIA or by an Administrator.
Only user reports created by EQuIS Enterprise users (whether in EQuIS Professional or Enterprise) will work with EIAs.
If the original EIA creator needs to be disabled, the user ID associated to the EIA can be changed in ST_REPORT_EVENT.USER_ID to point to an active and licensed user.
For clients using EQuIS Online (hosted), EIA execution times are always in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). |
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Create New EIA – Step 1: Open EIA Wizard
Open the EIA Wizard by selecting the Create New 
icon in the upper left corner of the EIA widget.
Select the EIA type from the drop-down menu and click Next.
Create New EIA – Step 2: Select EIA Type
Choose which type of agent to use and configure the EIA settings. Select from:
•Once
Scheduling Note: Agents are not guaranteed to run at the exact time they are scheduled. The "Workflow Heartbeat" agent runs every minute (by default) and queues Report Generate tasks when an agent should have run at least once since the last time the schedule was evaluated. The report is not actually run until the "Report Generate" agent processes that entry in the queue. Even under ideal conditions, it could be several minutes before the report is actually run. Also, If EQuIS Enterprise Workflow is down for several days then resumes operation, an agent that may have been scheduled to run several times during the outage will be queued to run only once when the operation resumes. |
New Data (EDD)
This EIA sends a report when a new EDD arrives. There is a short delay of approximately 15 minute between when an EDD is loaded into the database and when an EIA may report on that event. At run time, the values for FACILITY_ID and EBATCH from the EDD are passed to the report, replacing the parameter values saved with the report.
After the New Data (EDD) option is selected, the agent can be configured to further limit what EDD information is applicable to the report by selecting any of the following settings. Click Next to select the report.
•EDDs facility must match Report's facility – If this setting is checked, then the agent will only run if the EDD was loaded to a facility that equals the facility identified in the report's FACILITY_ID parameter or is a member of the group identified by the report. If the report has no FACILITY_ID parameter, the value may be set in the ST_USER_REPORT.FACILITY_ID database field for the report.
•Limit report to only data within the EDD (i.e. new data) – If this setting is checked, the generated report will be limited to the data from the submitted EDD. If it is unchecked, the report will be run according to the report parameter settings. This is performed by passing the EDD's ebatch number to the report's EBATCH parameter. If unchecked, the value -1 is passed to the report. The report must support this feature by interpreting -1 to mean that this parameter should be ignored. When this box is unchecked, the generated report will display all data in the EQuIS database and incoming EDD matching the previously defined criteria.
Note: The Limit report to only data within the EDD (i.e. new data) option MUST be selected for "by EDD" reports (e.g., Analytical Results by EDDs) to run as an EIA and return results ONLY from that submitted EDD. |
•Limit EIA by EDD Format – If this setting is checked, the "New Data" EIA will be limited to a specific EQuIS EDD format. When a new EDD is loaded via Enterprise EDP, the EIA will only be triggered when the EDD type (ST_EDD_BATCH.EDD_TYPE) matches the format name (ST_REPORT_EVENT.FORMAT_NAME) exactly as specified in the drop down selection (Note: the format name match is case sensitive).
•Only trigger EIA if the following report returns results – Allows definition of a secondary "Trigger Report" to determine if the waiting report, identified on the Data tab, should be run. When an EDD is loaded, the "Trigger Report" is run and limited to only data within the EDD. If the "Trigger Report" returns any results, then a task is created to generate the waiting report. If the "Trigger Report" does NOT return any results, then the waiting report is not run. Since using an existing report as the "Trigger Report" runs the risk of parameters being changed elsewhere, you will need to create a new report to use for this purpose.
To define the "Trigger Report", perform the following steps:
1.Select the type of report from the Define Trigger drop-down list. One option is "Report triggers itself." If this selection is made, no other steps are needed.
2.In addition to the "Report triggers itself" option, a list of available user reports will be displayed. Select the desired report.
Note: The list of available user reports contains all users reports for which a user has permission and the base report has the MAY_TRIGGER_OTHERS_YN field set to “Y” in the ST_REPORT table. |
Once
This EIA sends the report once (and has no recurring event or schedule). This option is useful for generating long running reports that would cause the web browser to abort before completion. There is no auto-delete to remove these agents once the report is generated and delivered.
After the Once option is selected, the agent can be configured to schedule the EIA. Click Next to select the report.
•Begin schedule on – This is the date and time the schedule will begin to run. This will default to the current date and time. The date/time may be edited using the calendar tool or by entering the date/time manually in the text box. Click the calendar tool icon 
to use the calendar tool. Note that when entering the date manually in the text box, the date must be in the same format as the current default date. Changing the value in the text box will also update the calendar tool. The calendar shows the selected date highlighted in blue and today's date highlighted in gray. If Today's date is selected in the calendar tool, it will remain highlighted in blue. To select a different month or year using the calendar control, click on the name of the month or the arrow pointing forward at the top of the control. This changes the calendar tool from the month view to the year view. Once in the year view, scroll through the available years as desired. The current selected month will be highlighted in blue. Select the desired month/year combo to return to the month view to pick a specific date. Scroll in the Time pane to select the desired time. Click the Done button to save the selected date and time.
Daily Schedule
Use this EIA type to schedule reports on a daily recurrence. Daily recurrences can occur every day or every N days. Daily recurrence schedules may also include a time base recurrence to schedule the report to run multiple times during the day. Once configured, click Next to select the report.
Daily Schedules are configured as:
•Repeat after every ____ day(s) – Entering a positive integer value will result in a schedule that starts at "Begin schedule on" and repeats every N days.
•Stop Schedule On – The date/time when the recurrence should end. This field is enabled when End Date is selected (slider is to the right). When End Date is off (default), the recurrence has no end.
•Repeat during the day – Schedule the agent to run more than once per day by enabling this option (move slider to the right).
•Repeat after every – These fields are enabled when the 'Repeat during the day' option is on. When enabled, the valid range of values is 0 to 23 hours and 0 to 59 minutes.
Note: If both the repeat after every hour and minutes text boxes are left blank, repeat after every one minute is assumed. |
•Repeat during the day until – This option is enabled when the 'Repeat during the day' option is on. The hour portion of the time field is corrected from UTC and may represent a time either on the previous day or the following day. The end time must be after "Start Time." The end time will be 11:59 PM or 23:59, local time, by default.
Weekly Schedule
Use this EIA to create a recurring schedule that repeats on a weekly basis. Once configured, click Next to select the report.
Weekly schedules are configured as:
•Repeat after every ___ week(s) – Define a schedule that runs every N weeks. If left blank, then the value one (1) is assumed.
•On the following days – Check the box for the day(s) of the week that the agent should run. At least one day must be selected.
•Stop Schedule On – The date/time when the recurrence should end. This field is enabled when End Date is selected (slider is to the right). When End Date is off (default), the recurrence has no end.
•Repeat during the day – Schedule the agent to run more than once per day by enabling this option (move slider to the right).
•Repeat after every – These fields are enabled when the 'Repeat during the day' option is on. When enabled, the valid range of values is 0 to 23 hours and 0 to 59 minutes.
Note: If both the repeat after every hour and minutes text boxes are left blank, repeat after every one minute is assumed. |
•Repeat during the day until – This option is enabled when the 'Repeat during the day' option is on. The hour portion of the time field is corrected from UTC and may represent a time either on the previous day or the following day. The end time must be after "Start Time." The end time will be 11:59 PM or 23:59, local time, by default.
Monthly Schedule
Use this EIA to create a recurring schedule that repeats on a monthly basis for every calendar month that is selected. The monthly schedule may also be used for yearly or quarterly recurrence. Once configured, click Next to select the report.
Monthly schedules are configured as:
•Months – Select the months that the recurrence may be scheduled. At least one month must be selected.
•On Week of Month – Allows a schedule to be setup on a specific week of the month. Note that selecting the "5th" week of a month will not be applicable to every month and the schedule may not run these months.
•On Calendar Day – Schedule the agent to run on the specified date of the month. This option is mutually exclusive with the "On Week of month" option. Note that some calendar days are not applicable to every month (such as February 30 or 31) and the schedule will not run on these days.
•Stop Schedule On – The date/time when the recurrence should end. This field is enabled when End Date is selected (slider is to the right). When End Date is off (default), the recurrence has no end.
•Repeat during the day – Schedule the agent to run more than once per day by enabling this option (move slider to the right).
•Repeat after every – These fields are enabled when the 'Repeat during the day' option is on. When enabled, the valid range of values is 0 to 23 hours and 0 to 59 minutes.
Note: If both the repeat after every hour and minutes text boxes are left blank, repeat after every one minute is assumed. |
•Repeat during the day until – This option is enabled when the 'Repeat during the day' option is on. The hour portion of the time field is corrected from UTC and may represent a time either on the previous day or the following day. The end time must be after "Start Time." The end time will be 11:59 PM or 23:59, local time, by default.
Create New EIA – Step 3: Select Report
Select the report for the EIA using the Report Chooser. After the report is selected, a button for the Report Parameter Editor will appear. Make any necessary selections or changes to the report,and then click Next.
Create New EIA – Step 4: Select Delivery Method
Either enter information for the Notice (Web/Email) that will be used when the EIA sends the notification email OR configure a Webhook as the notification method (see below). Select the desired option and configure settings as appropriate. Once completed, click the Save Changes and Close 
icon to finish creating the EIA.
•Do not create a notice if there are no report results – When this box is checked, a notice will not be created if the EIA runs and no report results are obtained.
•Do not send an email to notice recipients – Check this box to turn off notifying EIA recipients by email (restricts EIAs to only web notices).
•Delivery Type – Select either Notice (Web/Email) or Webhook.
Notice (Web/Email) Configuration
•To – Enter a comma-separated list of email addresses. This field will be pre-populated with the email address of the current user. The email addresses may be other users, but are not required to be. If you enter an email address that does not exist as a user, that user will be created as a Limited User.
•Subject – Enter the subject of the notice/email. See Replacement Tags below for additional information.
•Attachment – Enter the file name for the attachment and select the desired file type. See Replacement Tags below for additional information.
•Output Type – Select output type for the report from the drop-down options.
•Message – Enter the body of the notice/email. See Replacement Tags below for additional information.
Replacement Tags
Attachment, Subject, and Message may contain replacement tags that will be replaced with the run time values. The following tags are valid for EIA agents.
{Message} – Original message template
{Attachment} – Attachment name
{dataSubmitter} – In the "To" (recipient) field of a New Data EIA will send the EIA to the data Submitter
{ReportInfo.AssemblyName} – Base Report Assembly Name
{ReportName} – Base Report Display Name
{ReportInfo.DisplayName} – Base Report Display Name
{ReportInfo.Id} – Base Report ID
{ReportInfo.Name} – Base report Name
{ReportInfo.ObjectName} – Base Report Object Name
{ReportInfo.ReportType} – Base Report Report Type
{PickReportName} – User Report Name
{UserReportInfo.FacilityId} – User Report Facility ID
{UserReportInfo.Name} – User Report Name
{UserReportInfo.ReportId} – User Report Report ID
{UserReportInfo.UserId} – User Report Owner's User ID
{UserReportInfo.UserReportId} – User Report User Report ID
{AgentName} – EQuIS Information Agent Name
{ReportEventInfo.Name} – EQuIS Information Agent Name
{ReportEventInfo.OutputType} – EQuIS Information Agent Output Type
{ReportEventInfo.EventType} – EQuIS Information Agent Event Type
{ReportEventInfo.EventTypeDesc} – EQuIS Information Agent Event Type Desc
{ReportEventInfo.FormatName} – EQuIS Information Agent Format Name
{ReportEventInfo.ReportEventId} – EQuIS Information Agent Report Event ID
{ReportEventInfo.UserId} – EQuIS Information Agent Owner's User ID
{ReportEventInfo.UserReportId} – EQuIS Information Agent User Report ID
{ReportEventInfo.WaitingReportId} – EQuIS Information Agent Waiting Report ID
For scheduled and EDD agents, the UserReportId is the ID of the user report run. For Trigger agents, it is the trigger report's UserReportId and WaitingReportId is the ID of the user report run.
{FacilityCode} – Facility Code
{FacilityName} – Facility Name
{FacilityCity} – Facility City
{FacilityClient} – Facility Client
{FacilityCountry} – Facility Country
{FacilityCounty} – Facility County
{FacilityPhoneNumber} – Facility Phone Number
{FacilityPostalCode} – Facility Postal Code
{FacilityProjectManager} – Facility Project Manager
{FacilityState} – Facility State
{FacilityAddress} – Facility Address
{Connection.Database} – Name of the EQuIS Database
{Connection.Edition} – Edition of the RDBMS Hosting the EQuIS Database
{Connection.Server} – Name of the Server Hosting the EQuIS Database
{Parameters} – A ';' delimited list of parameter name and value pairs for all report parameters. Alternatively, individual parameter values may be referenced by name. For example {Parameters.sys_loc_code} will be replaced with the value of the parameter @sys_loc_code. Any substitution tags of the form {Parameters.item} will be removed if that parameter is not found in the report.
{DateTime} – Date and time that the report was completed in server's local timezone
{DateTimeUTC} – Date and time that the report was completed in UTC timezone
For reports that produce tabular data (e.g., IGridReport, RDL), tags may be included that will be replaced with data from the report output table. Even though the report output itself is attached to the email, it may be useful to have the email subject or body include data from the report output. To include data from the report output, use a tag of {DataTable.column_name}, where column_name (all uppercase or all lowercase, not mixed case) is the name of a column in the report output. If the column_name used in the tag is not a valid column name, the tag will not be replaced (the tag itself will remain in the notice). If the column_name is a valid column name, the tag will be replaced by a comma-separated list of all unique values found in that column. A null value will be represented in the list as "(null)". For example, the following tags may be used as indicated:
{DataTable.sys_loc_code} – A list of all unique sys_loc_code values in the report output table
{DataTable.sample_date} – A list of all unique sample_date values in the report output table
{DataTable.matrix_code} – A list of all unique matrix_code values in the report output table
Webhook Configuration
An EQuIS webhook is a type of EIA that connects to an external Web service, such as Microsoft Power Automate or Logic Apps. Whenever an EIA trigger event occurs (scheduled or new data load), the webhook makes an HTTP request to the URI configured in the webhook. The body of the webhook can be configured to populate with report data. All report output for webhook EIAs will be formatted as JSON.
•HTTP Method – (Required) Select the HTTP method as required by the external web service. GET and POST are supported.
•URI – (Required) Enter the URI of the external web service.
•Headers – (Required) A content-type header of application/json is required. Example: Header = Content-Type Value = application/json.
To paginate report output, set the Content-Range header equal to the page size.
Example: Content-Range: 100
This will result in the report output being broken up into pages of 100, and each hook request being sent separately with a Content-Range header in the following format "rows x-y/z", where z is the total number of rows in the report, and x and y are the lower and upper bound of the rows in the request.
Note: When opening the editor for a webhook EIA, an "Authorization" header Key field will always display the Authorization value as null for security purposes. |
•Body – Enter custom message. If left empty, the body will be the EIA's report output.
Edits can be made via either the Plaintext mode or the JSON Editor component, which allows JSON validation in the body of a webhook EIA. The text within each mode is not synchronized and it is recommended to avoid switching modes while editing.
All EIAs will initially load in Plaintext mode and the user will need to manually copy over any body text that the user wishes to validate in the JSON editor.
When using JSON to configure the body of a webhook, it is possible to set the JSON "data" property value to "DATA_ROW_ARRAY". This will set the "data" property to the EIA's report output.
Example:
{ "template": { "name":"my-jsreport-template" }, "data": "DATA_ROW_ARRAY"}
The "data" JSON property is the most used, however, certain software may use other naming conventions for their data property (e.g., "rows" instead of "data" for Power BI). This may result in negative consequences if the "data" property uses "DATA_ROW_ARRAY" for the naming convention instead of “data” (e.g., "DATA_ROW_ARRAY":"DATA_ROW_ARRAY").
Note: The Hook Process Agent must be running for webhooks to process. |
Editing an Existing EIA
To edit an EIA, select the desired EIA (row in the grid) from the widget. The row will be highlighted in blue, and the Edit 
icon at the top of the grid will be enabled. Click the Edit icon to open the EIA Editor window for the selected report. See the the EIA Editor article for more details.
