I am creating a SSRS report with default parameters. If all parameters have a valid default value, the report runs automatically when it is first viewed. However, after autorunning in this way, it is not possible to run the report with other values than the default parameter values. Parameter input is simply hidden.
I would like to create a report that always runs with one parameter (eg. "friday"), but after running gives you the option to change that parameter (eg. to "monday") Is this possible?
You have to specify available values in the below window (right click your parameter and properties). The list can be hard coded or retrieved from a dataset.
I have found the answer to this: it turns out that parameter input is not impossible after generating a report with default parameters, the UI element is simply shrunk to a thin line, that can be expanded by clicking on it. I'm afraid the solution is that simple, and I feel silly that I overlooked it (although it is kind of hard to notice).
I will accept GrandRalph's answer as it was the most usefull.
I have passed one parameter to report server url.
http://<your server>/ReportServer?/<folder>/<reportname>&UserID=Name
How can I read UserID value in report.
Or
How can I print this value in any of the textbox to check what is passed to it?
For example: Above url should show 'Name'.
Based on your comments I think you've figured this out already, but all you should need is the parameter UserId to exist on the report and it will get its value from the query string.
A couple other problems that can crop up when trying to pass a parameter:
Report parameters are case sensitive
Report parameters with visibility set to Internal can't be passed a value through URL
See also: Pass a report parameter within a URL on MSDN
You can try with the Built-In SSRS fields ...
Try using Expression -> Built-In-Fields -> UserId should work in this case, if I understood your question correctly...
OR
Try manipulating the report server URL. Provided below one for example ...
=mid(Globals!ReportServerUrl , InStr(Globals!ReportServerUrl,"&UserID=")+8)
Issue was with my parameter UserId.
I have set it as Internal that's why it was set to default value blank space instead of passed parameter UserId value. (Now I am using hidden)
Note: Report parameters are case sensitive so in my case it must be UserId
There is a SSRS report, with one parameter, I only know its label not the values. So how can I get the report by URL? I know how to render a report with all the parameters set by defaults to Excel. But this report has the parameter not set to default, so I have to manually select a value then run in report manager. And important thing is I don't know the available values for this parameter as I have only browser permission. So can't download rdl, can see the parameters etc as you can imagine. The url method seems only allow you to pass parameter value not parameter label. So is there anyway?
No, there is no way to do that. You must use the parameter value in the URL, you cannot use the label (unless value and label happen to be the same).
If you don't have access to the report definition then you will need to find someone who does, who can then find where the parameter values are defined and tell you what they are.
I have problem how to passing parameter date field database in report.
I have set the parameter like this :- X.createDate= ${datetim} in MySql.
I have also put the parameter setting in pentaho designer. When i run the report. the result not appear.
Below is Screenshot for parameter setting in report:-
Anybody know about this?.
You set a query on the parameter. If a parameter has a query, the query's results will be used as validation source. Any provided parameter value will be checked and only accepted if it is found in that result-set.
First: Mark the parameter as mandatory, so that you get informed if the reporting engine considers your parameter invalid.
Second: the date-picker does not actually indicate which values are valid or not. So if you indeed only want to select parameters based on the available dates in the database, I would recommend to NOT use the date-picker. Use a drop-down menu instead.
I have a parameter of integer datatype which is hidden. When i run the report, report gives me an error
Parameter X is missing a value
However if i make the parameter visible it works. I tried providing default value of 0 but that does not suffice my requirement as i have sub-report(Drill-dowm) depended on this parameter. Please help. Thanks!
Make sure that you have not specified Available Values for the parameter. Available Values should be "None" for internal and hidden parameters.
First of all,
Check that parameter's - Available Values by going to report parameters properties.
It must not be specified any values. So we should set it as None
Second work around is,
Just add a blank space at Specify values - in Default values inside report parameters properties.
This will surely work. Hope it will save your time.
I had to do an "if exists" statement for this to go away. It worked for me because it makes it always return a value even if that value is not need by my query.
if exists (my select query)
my select query
else
select '2'
// '2' would never be used, but it made ssrs stop giving me
// the stupid error and execute the rest of the query
If you specify available values from query, then default values must be in list of available values. Default value in (Available) = true.
The problem occurs also, if you have a parameter that depends of another one without "default value" inside the Dataset Query and does not admit null value.
For example:
Parameter 1 have a default value: NameEmployee from the dataset "EmployeeSearch"
But the dataset "EmployeeSearch" have a filter or a parameter inside the query named #Month that indicate the number of the month. So if the value of #Month is null, SSRS will say "Parameter is missing a value".
Assuming you had the same issue as I had, trying to run the report on a web page using a ReportViewer component, I managed to fix that issue by adding a null parameter before rendering the report:
C# code:
var parameters = new List<ReportParameter>();
parameters.Add(new ReportParameter("ParameterName", (string)null));
ReportViewer1.ServerReport.SetParameters(parameters);
Hope that will help
Just need to add 1 default value to get around this error (even though that default value will never be used).
-Under "Report Parameter Properties" for that specific parameter, go to the Default Values page.
-Toggle "Specify values"
-Add a value (I added: "just_a_filler_to_get_around_hidden_value_error" so when I look back at it later I remember why I did such a thing)
-click OK
I want to add to dmbreth's CORRECT answer.
I was missing the concept that the value of the parameter still needed to be tied to something. Originally, I was tying the output of a dataset by using the Available values portion of the parameter properties, but according to dmbreth's answer, that could not be the case. Finally I moved my output dependence settings from the Available Values section to the Default Values section and that did the trick.
So, in summary, in the parameter properties dialogue:
General Page - Allow multiple values checked(this option is specific to my application), parameter visibility set to internal
Available Values Page - None
Default Values Page - Get values from query, [appropriate dataset, value here]
Advanced Page - No significance here
Hopefully, that is clear enough to benefit someone else with the same problem...
I had a similar issue where the default value as set by SSRS is (Null), I didn't need the parameter for my report however; I found it useful for testing to filter down the list so I kept it, I guess I could have deleted it in SSRS on the dataset config. but I changed it to =System.DBNull.Value (I guess this could be any expression) instead and that worked for me, so then I can still pass in a value if need be and also set Available values (had to make sure a NULL value was added to my dataset) if I then decide to unhide at a later date.
There is one other potential here. I have had a situation where the report designer works but the server report object does not. The solution is to delete the server object and then re-save it from the designer.