Good article, but I'm wondering if it's really necessary to push the data to the executives at all? The approach I'm trying to get going in my own workspace is that we give executives and middle management set links in their departmental pages that point to reports, then we generate xml or html output that is overwritten daily/weekly/whatever. User always goes to the same place to get their data, and can access it whenever they wish. Ideally, we then refresh in the middle of the night, so it's always updated when they come in the next day. I guess if they like the feeling that it's being hand-delivered, you could send a standard email with the link once the refresh runs.

Version control, you say? Well, just include datename(something,getdate()) in the filename and dynamically build the URL when the link is clicked to take you to the current version. Add in control buttons to move next and previous, and you're good to go.

Curious whether others think emailing directly is advantageous over my suggested approach, and why?

Thanks!

Jon