I am new using multi-value parameters so i have a question about this. My dataset is using a procedure and the value that i have to pass in the procedure are handled in the parameter Include Period and it has two options: Compulsory and Post Compulsory.
If you chose Post-Compulsory label the value passed in the SP would be "Showing payments only after the compulsory period" , if you chose Compulsory label the value passed in the SP would be "Showing payments during the compulsory period only" and if you chose both options the value passed in the SP would be "Showing payments during the compulsory period and after". So i don't know if there is a way to do that. I set the configuration in available values:
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But i don't know if is posible to configure one value for two different labels.
Notes:
I can't change anything of the SP
If anyone could help me I would be very grateful
How about a Third Option?
It would be much easier to change your parameter to NOT be multi-value and add a third option with both and the value for showing all.
Compulsory and Post Compulsory | "Showing payments during the compulsory period and after"
If, for whatever reason, you're not able to do that, you could count the parameter and if two are selected then use the custom value in the Dataset's expression builder.
="EXEC MY_SP #PERIOD = '" &
IIF(Parameters!PERIOD.Count = 2, "Showing payments during the compulsory period and after", Parameters!PERIOD.VALUE(0)) & "'"
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I am trying to populate a dropdown based off another dropdown parameter. I have 5 parameters, but the first 3 populate the 4th in the report. So the 4th and 5th parameter are what the user uses to populate a report. So the 4th parameter (meetings) has a meetings dataset and the 5th parameter is meetingType with a dataset of meetingType. So when the user selects a meeting, then the meetingType gets populated by that selection. Currently both dropdowns produce all results, which I don't want. I just want all results for meetings and then the meetingType gets populated by meeting.
The table it produces once the report is ran doesn't use those properties and there isn't a place to query anything. I can only use available values from each dataset and not use available values based on the selection of the 4th parameter.
I'm not really clear. do you need a parameter or do you just want to have the meeting type available as a value in your report output?
Fairly straightforward. You have two datasets, one for each parameter. You need to filter the second dataset based on the first parameter.
For example, I often create reports that ask for a range of values, let's say programs. Once the user has entered the beginning value, the ending value must be greater than or equal to the beginning value. So, on the ending value dataset I create a filter. In this case, the filter says that the field code (which is my program) must be between the starting parameter and the maximum value allowed:
You can make your filter as complex as needed - referring to the other parameter with a formula
You can also do this via separate datasets for each parameter.
Lets say you have two parameters #param1 and #param2
you want the values on #param2 to change based on #param1 selection.
You will have your main dataset (main_dataset) with a where clause something like this
where sometable.somecolumn = #param1
and sometable.someothercolumn = #param2
Now you create a dataset (param1_dataset) for #param1 which brings back all the values you require for this parameter
Now create another dataset (param2_dataset) form #param2 and add a where clause to it which restricts the returned list.. something like this..
where sometable.somecolumn = #param1
Now on your report parameters.. set the Available Values for each parameter (report parameter properties) to "Get Values from a query" and select the appropriate dataset and the value field and label field (returned by the dataset) for each parameter.
Now when you run your report, your parameter selection 2 should change based on what you selected for parameter selection 1
I created a report with 5 fields in a hierarchical order:
Order Date
Time of Day (AM/PM)
Parent Name (aka customer)
Product Line
BIC Part Number (aka Item)
Each field expands down to the next level, so order date expands to time of day, etc.
I want to create a drill through report so that the user can click on each level of the hierarchy and see the detail.
This works fine at the lowest level - Item - because only 1 values from each field has to be passed to the drill through report parameter. However, when I try, for example, to drill through based on Product Line, there will usually be 3 or 4 Items within this product line. In the Go To action, I have the drill through parameter "bic_part" set to the main report FIELD value "BIC Part Number".
I have the tablix on the drill through report set where "BIC Part Number" IN [#bic_part].
I just want to be clear, I am passing a set of report field values to the drill through report parameter, not parameter to parameter.
I have tried using expressions with =Split(Join(field value),","),",") and all variations on that. I can't seem to get the child report filters to accept multiple values from the BIC Part Number field from the parent report.
I also tried omitting the BIC Part Number value in the go to report section, but it would not let me.
All of the parameters in the child report are set to accept multiple values. My data source for both reports is the same stored proc, so I can add a query filter. I would appreciate any help.
I think each sub report link needs to be slightly different.
In the subreport, each parameter needs to accept null and your query needs to look for
(FieldName = #FieldNameParameter or #FieldNameParameter is null)
This will allow you to pass the lowest possible solid value, then null for all child values.
If we're looking at the Parent_Number level, on that subreport link you would pass Fields!Parent_Number.Value and then Nothing for each of the lower parameters (Product_Line, BIC_Part_Number).
This will allow you to filter on the lower common denominator in your sub report - Part_Number for this link, Product_Line for the next one down, etc.
I've used this logic in reports before, so it does work. Let me know if my explanation needs clarification - it's Friday afternoon..
I'm working on a report where i need to use 4 parameters. They are SalesId, BeginningDate, Endingdate and SalesType
I need to set these parameters in a way that when a SalesId is entered, other parameters won't be necessary.
How can i do it?
you can work with datasets for each of the parameters and evaluate the first parameter's value as you receive it. include also a default value for those reports with the same conditional.
I have a report which returns list of product names and other product specs. This report currently has different search options. My users now also want to be able to search by product number by putting in multiple product numbers.
How can I add a filter by product number which is an optional multi-value textbox?
I have tried to add a multi-value textbox. The report doesn't seem to work when no values are entered. If I put one or more product number in the text box, it seems to work fine. Is there a way I can tell the report doesn't filter on the Null value parameters? Or any other idea to work with optional multi-value parameters?
Here is the setting for my multi-value textbox
Name = ProductNumber
Prompt = Product Number
Data Type = Text
Allow Blank Value (checked)
Allow Null value (not checked)
Allow Multiple Values (checked)
Here is the data set filter
Expression = [ProductNumber]
Operator = In
Value = [#ProductNumber]
Thanks
TL
I think you should trick the dataset filter by:
Expression should check to see if the parameter is blank and if so give expression a 1 else the field.
Value should do the same check and if parameter is blank set value to 1 else set it to the parameter.
But keep your operator.
Alternatively you could do this similarly in the SQL and with more flexibility and performance.
So as you've seen in your own testing, at least one value must be selected with multi-value parameters. You can't set Allow null value to true at design time and if you run a report without selecting any values it will throw an error message.
So you can't really have a report where users can run it with no values selected.
Taking a step back, what you're trying to achieve when ignoring the parameter is to include all Product Numbers by default. So why don't you set the parameter to have a default value of all Product Numbers selected? That way, users can just ignore and leave them all ticked if they don't want to filter by Product Numbers. Seems like a good workaround to me.
To do this, set the default value for the parameter using the same dataset that populates it:
All Product Numbers are now selected and users only need to take action if they want a subset of these returned.
Customer wants me to repeat the parameter values in the page header of the report. But if they just choose "Select All" on a multi-valued parameter, they want the text "Any" listed.
For example, one parameter has a fixed set of 9 values. I hard-coded the expression for a text box to:
="Room Size: " &
iif(Parameters!pRoomCap.Count=9,
"Any",
Join(Parameters!pRoomCap.Value, ", "))
How can I do this if the parameter source is a query of unknown size?
Try this out. You need to compare the total number of parameters in the dataset to the count of selected parameters. The following assumes that your multivalue parameter is using a dataset called "dsRoomSizes"
="Room Size: "
& iif(Parameters!pRoomCap.Count = count(Fields!pRoomCap.Value,"dsRoomSizes"),
"Any",
Join(Parameters!pRoomCap.Value, ", "))
This expression will work in the page header/footer.
UPDATE
In the interests of finding a solution to your problem, the following should work for you. It feels hackish and I encourage you to keep research alternative methods but this will work:
Create a second multivalue parameter and name it something like "pRoomCap_hidden".
The source of the parameter is the exact same query
In the parameter properties, setting the default values to the same query
Important: Set the parameter visibility to hidden
This will create a second multivalue parameter in your report that is exactly the same as your initial multivalue parameter only this parameter list will have all values selected by default.
Enter the following expression in a textbox in your header:
=IIF(Parameters!pRoomCap.Count = Parameters!pRoomCap_hidden.Count,"All",Join(Parameters!ReportParameter1.Value,", "))
The above will compare the selected values in each parameter list. If the lists contain the same selected values then that indicates that "All" have been selected in the first list.
Like I said, it is hackish but it definitely works. Until you are upgraded to 2008, this might not be a bad workaround for you.
Can you compare the count of the parameter to the count of the dataset you pull the parameter values from?
I unioned my dataset for the parameters with one which I created manually with a "select" statement - I was then able to force the value to be something like -1 or null.
Then simply check if the parameter contains -1 or null and replace the value in the header with the replacement text.
BTW- I am now using SSRS 2008 R2 and this solution worked for me. My report uses three datasets; but only one in the tabilx that I needed to hide a row in. After long hours of searching and many, many, many unhelpful for wrong answers; the solution of creating a identical parameter only hidden (I marked it as internal) and then comparing to the exposed one is brilliant and easy.
Thank you very much!