Report Parameters

I have a report with a parameter set up for Account name. When I use
the drop down I do display the 5 accounts associated with the 5 rows
data. (One shows in the parameter drop down 3 times because it has
data for 3 different rows.)
Account 1
Account 1
Account 1
Account 2
Account 3
My question is, what else do I need to make the parameter at the top
work, currently my report is not filtering the data by Account. I
still see all 5 rows of data. Do I need a report filter as well?On Oct 1, 10:25 am, BLAW <brad...@.gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a report with a parameter set up for Account name. When I use
> the drop down I do display the 5 accounts associated with the 5 rows
> data. (One shows in the parameter drop down 3 times because it has
> data for 3 different rows.)
> Account 1
> Account 1
> Account 1
> Account 2
> Account 3
> My question is, what else do I need to make the parameter at the top
> work, currently my report is not filtering the data by Account. I
> still see all 5 rows of data. Do I need a report filter as well?
If I understand you correctly, you will want to set your dataset from
the Data tab to a variable. Something like:
select x, y, z, ... from table_x where AccountName = @.AccountName
Then in the Parameters tab (select via Edit Selected Dataset [...] ->
Parameters tab) set the variable @.AccountName (below Parameters:Name)
to Value: =Parameters!AccontName.Value
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. Software Consultantsql

Report parameters

I'm using a query to populate a drop down list for a report parameter. E.g. a
number of stores. I'm using this to get sales figures per store.
Now I need a way to show the sales figures for all stores. A user should for
example be able to skip the stores selection list to select them all...
I haven't figured out yet how to skip this, or some other solution to get
every store. When I do not select a store, RS complains there's no store
selected. Even when I select "allow null value" in the parameter options...
Can someone help me?Hi Andreas,
look here in the Newsgroup :
Report Parameters with a choice of "All"
mfg Georg
"Andreas" <Andreas@.discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I'm using a query to populate a drop down list for a report parameter.
E.g. a
> number of stores. I'm using this to get sales figures per store.
> Now I need a way to show the sales figures for all stores. A user should
for
> example be able to skip the stores selection list to select them all...
> I haven't figured out yet how to skip this, or some other solution to get
> every store. When I do not select a store, RS complains there's no store
> selected. Even when I select "allow null value" in the parameter
options...
> Can someone help me?
>|||thx georg
"Georg Schmelzer" wrote:
> Hi Andreas,
> look here in the Newsgroup :
> Report Parameters with a choice of "All"
>
> mfg Georg
>
>
> "Andreas" <Andreas@.discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:BC84B219-9A78-4E5F-8FC1-5CC1A4C175D1@.microsoft.com...
> > I'm using a query to populate a drop down list for a report parameter.
> E.g. a
> > number of stores. I'm using this to get sales figures per store.
> > Now I need a way to show the sales figures for all stores. A user should
> for
> > example be able to skip the stores selection list to select them all...
> > I haven't figured out yet how to skip this, or some other solution to get
> > every store. When I do not select a store, RS complains there's no store
> > selected. Even when I select "allow null value" in the parameter
> options...
> >
> > Can someone help me?
> >
>
>

Report Parameter/filter

I have a drop down on my report but I want the user to be able to select more
than one option from the drop down list...is that possible?No. I'm afraid out of the box Reporting Services does not support selection
of multiple values in the dropdowns. Its something that I'm looking for a
solution to myself.
"vbaker" wrote:
> I have a drop down on my report but I want the user to be able to select more
> than one option from the drop down list...is that possible?|||Multi select is going to be part of SQL 2005 RS. you can either
1. provide extra parameter fields, they can select one from each field
2. allow them to enter a string which contains multiple values, but you
can't do a good job of prompting here, and you must parse the string or
3. Put an html or asp.net page in front of the report, and expose date
pickers, multi-select combo boxes etc to gather parameters then call the
report via web service URL.
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>I have a drop down on my report but I want the user to be able to select
>more
> than one option from the drop down list...is that possible?