Where is the Sitecore ASR database connection configured? - sitecore

Question

I'm trying to set up ASR up to email scheduled reports, but this is the error message I see in the log files.
Exception: ASR.Reports.Items.Exceptions.DatabaseNotFoundException
Message: Exception of type 'ASR.Reports.Items.Exceptions.DatabaseNotFoundException' was thrown.
Source: ASR.Reports
at ASR.Reports.Scanners.DatabaseScanner.get_Database()
at ASR.Reports.Items.QueryScanner.Scan()
at ASR.Interface.Report.Run(Object[] parameters)
at ASR.Commands.ScheduledExecution.runReport(Item item, Boolean force)
at ASR.Commands.ScheduledExecution.<>c__DisplayClass4.b__1(Item i)
at System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereSelectArrayIterator`2.MoveNext()
at System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereEnumerableIterator`1.MoveNext()
at ASR.Commands.ScheduledExecution.EmailReports(Item[] itemarray, CommandItem commandItem, ScheduleItem scheduleItem)
This doesn't make much sense since I'm able to generate reports through the admin interface.
In my ASR config
<setting name="ASR.ConfigurationDatabase" value="master"/>
In my Sitecore Analytics file
<scheduling>
<agent type="Sitecore.Analytics.Tasks.EmailReportsTask, Sitecore.Analytics" method="Run" interval="1:00:00">
DatabaseName>master
In my connection strings config, (which I know works because everything else is working)
<add name="master" connectionString="..." ... />
What am I missing?

Answer 1

ASR will use the ContentDatabase. When you run the report manually, you're running in the context of the "shell" site and it will default to master. When run as a scheduled task, the site will be "scheduler" which has no content database defined by default.
Try adding the following to a config file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">
<sitecore>
<sites>
<site name="scheduler">
<patch:attribute name="content">master</patch:attribute>
</site>
</sitecore>
</configuration>
Openly wondering if this is an issue to address back with the ASR module.