How do I update my profile in Cloud Reporting?

In Bold Reports® Cloud, you can view and manage your own user profile from the Report Server. The options are:

  • View profile
  • View permissions
  • Change password
  • Edit notification settings

How to view your profile

To view your profile details, click the Profile icon located in the top right corner of the Bold Reports® Report Server. View user profile details

How to edit your profile picture

You change or delete your profile picture from Bold Reports® Account on your profile page.

  • On the profile page, click Bold Reports® Account. Account option on the user profile page

  • Click the pencil icon on your profile, click … to browse to the image, and then click Save in the Change Profile Picture dialog. Edit user profile options Save profile picture

  • To delete your profile picture, click the delete icon on your profile and proceed with Yes.

How to view your permissions

The My Permissions tab of your profile page lists your access permissions for each resource, such as reports, data sources, files, and schedules. View user access permissions

Personal Access Token

A personal access token authenticates your API requests and other interactions with the Report Server and authorizes access to its resources. For more information on generating an authentication token, please refer to the Authentication Token Generation Guide.

How to edit notification settings

You configure your own notification preferences on your profile page, including the following settings:

  • System notifications
  • Mail notifications
  • Auto watch for comments of created items.
  • Auto watch for comments of accessible items.

View and edit notification settings

List of notifications

  1. System notifications

    • System notifications will appear near the user’s profile picture, as shown in the following image. System notifications next to the user profile picture

    • Users can navigate to the particular comment by clicking the report name in the notification section. To configure the user notification settings, users can navigate to the profile page by clicking settings.

      Report name link in the notification panel that opens a comment

  2. Mail notifications

    Enabling the mail notifications option will notify the users through email for comments, permissions, schedules, views, user(s), and group(s) (manual and schedule) synchronization, and user account activation.

  3. Auto watch comments of created items

    Enabling this will send notifications for comments on all the items created by users.

  4. Auto watch comments of accessible items

    Enabling this will send notifications for comments on all the items that are accessed by users.

  5. Report schedule notification

    Turn this option on or off to allow or stop email notifications for scheduled reports.

  6. User schedule notification

    Turn this option on or off to allow or stop email notifications for admin users.

  7. Specific watch

    Apart from the auto-watch of newly created and accessible item settings, users can also watch an item specifically. Watch option for following comments on a specific item

You can toggle between a watch and unwatch for a report comment at any time.

How to reset a forgotten password

If you forget your password, reset it from the login page with a recovery link sent to your email address.

  1. On the login page, click Cannot access your account?. Cannot access your account option on the login page

  2. Enter your email address, and then click Send recovery link. Email field and Send recovery link button for password reset

  3. Open the password reset email that you receive. Password reset email with the reset link

  4. Click the link in the email, and then enter your new password on the reset password page. Reset password page for entering a new password

Frequently asked questions

How do I stop email notifications for scheduled reports?

Turn off the Report schedule notification option in your notification settings. This stops email notifications for scheduled reports.

How do I get notified about comments on one report?

Use Specific watch to watch that report. You can switch between watch and unwatch for a report comment at any time.

How do I generate a personal access token?

Follow the Authentication Token Generation Guide. You use the token to authenticate API requests to the Bold Reports® Report Server.