What is the role of prompts in scheduling report runs?

• A. Prompts supply values at run time, driving filters or parameters for the output.
• B. Prompts are used to assign user permissions.
• C. Prompts determine the file format only.
• D. Prompts cache results to speed up runs.

Answer: (A)

Prompts provide values at run time that drive filters or parameters for the report output. When you schedule a report, prompts let you run the same report with different criteria by supplying those values at execution time (or by using defaults). This makes the report reusable and automatable, as you can parameterize what you pull without editing the report each time.

Prompts aren’t about assigning user permissions, and they don’t fix or determine the file format. They also don’t cache results; their role is to supply input values that shape what the report returns. For example, a prompt might ask for a fiscal year and a department, and the scheduled run would use those values to generate the specific output.