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
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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 Heading with dates

I'm trying to create a heading for my report.

I want

sales figures between 09/11/2006 to 09/04/2007.

The date comes from parameters

What I have done is created 4 text boxes

textbox 1 = sales figures between

textbox 2 = =datepart("D", Parameters!param_datef.Value) & "/" & datepart("M", Parameters!param_datef.Value) & "/" & datepart("YYYY", Parameters!param_datef.Value)

textbox 3 = To

textbox 4 = =datepart("D", Parameters!param_datet.Value) & "/" & datepart("M", Parameters!param_datet.Value) & "/" & datepart("YYYY", Parameters!param_datet.Value)

Ok the problem is the text boxes when previewed are all over the place.

In crystal reports you can add a formula into a text box after text

Is this sort of thing possible in Reporting services

Thanks for all your help

You should stick this all in one textbox, not four:

= "Sales Figures between " & datepart("D", Parameters!param_datef.Value) & "/" & datepart("M", Parameters!param_datef.Value) & "/" & datepart("YYYY", Parameters!param_datef.Value) & " to" & =datepart("D", Parameters!param_datet.Value) & "/" & datepart("M", Parameters!param_datet.Value) & "/" & datepart("YYYY", Parameters!param_datet.Value)

It also is probably not necessary for you to "build up" the date - Try the Format() function: Format(Parameters!Param.Value, "FormatMaskGoesHere")

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Thanks Russell for you help

For the date how would you use format to convert the date format from yyyy-mm-dd to dd/mm/yyyy

Thanks

|||Format(date, "dd/MM/yyyy")