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.
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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 an SSRS report with one parameter to choose from a dropdown with values like polk,collier.I would like to get the URL where I can skip the step of and get the pdf for each of the parameters.
Think this link from the Microsoft Website may help:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms155391.aspx
E.g. In the case below - ReportMonth and ReportYear are parameters with values passed in.
http://myrshost/ReportServer?/AdventureWorks 2008R2/Employee_Sales_Summary_2008R2&ReportMonth=3&ReportYear=2008
This link will help you with the PDF export:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms154040.aspx
http://myrshost/ReportServer?/myreport&rs:Format=PDF
So for your example I would do something like:
http://myrshost/ReportServer?/yourreport&YourParameter=yourvalue&rs:Format=PDF
The simplest thing from the sound of it is to set up the report with that Parameter selecting all values by default, that way you can simply design the URL without specifying a value for the parameter, and it will automatically run your report for all of the values you told it to select by default.
Is there anyway to pass an optional parameter value as null in SSRS reports without using
:isNull=True in Report URL.??
I want to generate a SSRS report by firing the URL from the
front end application.
I will give two inputs as mandatory and another one is optional.
if optional input is not given, then the query should be refined accordingly
I want to pass Report URL as
"http://localhost/ReportServer/Students+Reports/&RollNo=1234&Name=John&Dept=null&rs:Format=PDF&rs:Command=Render"
I don't know whether I am asking silly or not. Please Help me out. Thanks in advance
Definitely not a silly question. I have done this within a .NET application.
However the URL is slightly different:
You need to use the report viewer, and call the render command inside of the URL. In the below example "ErrorID" is a report parameter.
Example:
http://myserver/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?%20%2fReports%2fErrorManagement%2fErrorReport&rs:Command=render&errorId=6046
In the case for NULL values, the ISNull=True is the only way to accomplish this inside of the URL. Although, shouldn't be a problem. You can set the parameter to a default value of null, inside the report, and also in a stored procedure. When the parameter is not null, pass the parameter into the URL shown above.
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
I have a link to a report (SSRS 2008 R2):
http://reportserver/pages/reportviewer.aspx?/folder1/report1&hostname=SERVER2
This report has a (drop-down list) parameter which contains hostnames.
The drop-down list has these entries:
server1
server2
server3
Problem is that sometimes the hostname is passed in uppercase (i.e. SERVER2) and thus the hostname is not selected in the drop-down list does not match the URL parameter. This is because SSRS is case-sensitive with regards to parameter passing.
I do not want the case-sensitivity.
I tried the setting on the Dataset (Dataset Properties - Options - Case sensitivity), but
that did not work.
Is it possible ?
The values in the drop-down box or the URL, I cannot modify.
Best solution would be case-insensitive parameter VALUE passing.
Use the LOWER() function in your SQL or the LCASE() function in SSRS. This function converts the string to all lowercase and if you do it to both sides then effectively case doesn't matter.
So either:
WHERE LOWER(fieldName) = LOWER(#parameter)
or
=LCASE(Fields!fieldName.Value) = LCASE(Parameters!selection.Value)
More info:
LOWER (Transact-SQL)
Useful Built-in functions of SSRS
Update
I slightly misunderstood your question. So you're accessing the report by manually generating the URL with the parameter value in it? This value needs to be passed in a consistent manner or this isn't going to work. SSRS is case sensitive and you can ensure that the available values in the report parameter are formatted consistently using the functions above.
But the generated URL also needs to be consistent. By doing it this way you are explicitly setting the value of the parameter and if it isn't a valid, available value it isn't going to work. The issue here isn't really SSRS it is the fact that the source of the URL does not generate the parameter value in a consistent way.
Fix your URL construction.