To run metric tasks, you must have execute permissions for the Metric Studio Administration secured feature and traverse permission for the Administration secured function.
You can run a metric task immediately, or schedule it to run at a later time, or on a recurring basis.
In Cognos Connection, in Public folders or My folders, open the Metric Studio package that you want.
Tip: Unless you changed the default action for the package, clicking the package name will cause the package to open in Metric Studio.
Click Metric maintenance, and click the metric task that you want to run.
In Cognos Connection, in Public folders or My folders, open the Metric Studio package that you want.
Click Metric maintenance, and in the Actions column,
click the run with options button 
.
Click Later, and enter the time that you want the task to run.
You can also schedule a task to run on a recurring basis, and view a list of scheduled tasks using the Schedule Management tool. For more information, see Schedule Management.
You can also modify a metric task.
You must have write permissions or set policy permissions for the task you are attempting to delete. You must also have write and traverse permissions for the current package.
In Cognos Connection, in Public folders or My folders, select the check boxes next to the tasks you want to delete.
Click the delete button 
on
the toolbar.
A confirmation box appears.
Click OK.
If you want to modify an existing metric task to fit you organization’s needs, you can customize the options.
In Cognos Connection, in Public folders or My folders, open the Metric Studio package that you want.
Click the set properties button 
on the actions toolbar to the right of
the metric task that you want to modify.
Depending on what you want to change, click the Metric maintenance, Metric import, or the Metric export tab.
Select or clear the check boxes for the options you want to change.
Click OK.
