MARS – Scheduling MS Access Reports

MS Access Report Scheduler or MARS is a function rich automation tool and scheduler for MS Access that helps to define single or packages of Microsoft Access Reports. It allows you to automate the process of periodically running your MS Access actions such as running a Macro, opening a Query or printing a report or form. MARS also makes it possible to send the reports and queries to multiple destinations through Email, SMS, file transfer protocol or USB devices such as CDs and pen drives. You can also print hard copies of all reports. All reports can be published in formats such as PDF, MS Excel, MS Word, HTML, Acrobat or Text.

MARS simplifies and automates the task of Microsoft reporting services including running MS Access Reports, Queries and Macros. All that you need to is to set up a schedule as to when and what frequency are the reports to be run at – hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and the format in which the output is to be displayed. If you need to send the reports to a particular destination, that can also be set-up. This could be an e mail ID or a folder on the shared drive.

As an efficient Microsoft Access scheduler, MARS gives an assurance that crucial business reports can be run and sent on time, every time, without you having to manually check the status. The significance of timely reporting cannot be overemphasized in a business organization. A department may require data from multiple sources to ensure the accuracy of its own work. The accounts or finance section, for example may need reports on costs and revenues to calculate and compile accurate statements for profits and losses. The management may need to see the latest sales figures for the business organization. It can be a cumbersome and time consuming process to prepare such reports manually. But MARS makes the complete task systematic, automated and error free.

MARS can also be used to automate event based schedules. Hence, reports can be generated when a specific event or set of event occurs. This scheduling feature scans through the data base, searching for parameter values to use and then generates a unique report for every value.

With a range of advanced scheduling and automation features, MARS indeed makes possible to manage crucial reports in an organized business environment.

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