# Pausing Scheduled reports for Holidays/planned downtime

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pausing-scheduled-reports-for-holidays-planned-downtime/68183>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [January 3, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pausing-scheduled-reports-for-holidays-planned-downtime/68183 "2023-01-03T19:38:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rebecca\_Reneker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@Rebecca\_Reneker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rebecca_Reneker)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pausing-scheduled-reports-for-holidays-planned-downtime/68183/1 "2023-01-03T19:38:20Z")

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I have a site that is using the reporting module to record dosing information and then automatically print it off to attach to production records. It works well and contains a lot of data when production is running but when there is a holiday or planned downtime we are also printing the empty tables which results in 7+ pages that end up in the trash. Does anyone know how to pause/disable the report during a specific period of time so we don't waste paper? (And no we currently cannot go digital only)

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pausing-scheduled-reports-for-holidays-planned-downtime/68183/2 "2023-01-03T19:57:29Z")

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Do you use alarming schedules? You could run a script action in the report setup instead of a print action. Then you could check to see if the schedule is active and if it is then print the report with scripting. Otherwise, you return without printing.

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**Author:** ![Rebecca\_Reneker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@Rebecca\_Reneker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rebecca_Reneker)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pausing-scheduled-reports-for-holidays-planned-downtime/68183/3 "2023-01-03T20:44:49Z")

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We are not currently using alarm schedules but I can add one, thanks for the idea I'll give it ago.