Report Parameters

I am using stored procedures and I would like an input parameter to use a
different stored procedure from the report. Query access seems to be on the
report stored proc. I also don't want to run the report untill the user
selects parameters since it is long.
Thanks,
maaOn Nov 4, 7:30 am, maa <m...@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I am using stored procedures and I would like an input parameter to use a
> different stored procedure from the report. Query access seems to be on the
> report stored proc. I also don't want to run the report untill the user
> selects parameters since it is long.
> Thanks,
> maa
In the Data tab of the BIDS environment, select the drop-down list box
to the right of 'Dataset:' and select '<New Dataset...>' change
'Command type:' to StoredProcedure and below 'Query string:' enter in
the new stored procedure that you want to use. Then select the
'Report' drop-down tab and select 'Report Parameters...' >> select the
'Add' button and below 'Available values:' select the dataset you just
created below 'Dataset:' The 'Value field:' will be what is used in
the report or elsewhere in another stored procedure (sometimes an
identity field in a table or primary key of sorts: but not always) and
the 'Label field:' is what is shown to the user to select from. To
delay the report running until after the parameter is selected, below
the 'Default values:' during the parameter creation process select
'Null.' Hope this helps.
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. Software Consultant