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Creating a parameter with a dynamic prompt.......................................................................466
21.5
To create a parameter with a dynamic prompt......................................................................467
21.5.1
Creating a parameter with a cascading list of values............................................................468
21.6
To create a parameter with a cascading list of values...........................................................469
21.6.1
The Parameter Panel............................................................................................................471
21.7
Working with lists of values..................................................................................................471
21.8
Sharing common lists of values within a report.....................................................................472
21.8.1
Using separate value and description fields..........................................................................473
21.8.2
Using command objects as list-of-values data sources.........................................................474
21.8.3
Null handling........................................................................................................................474
21.8.4
Long lists of values..............................................................................................................475
21.8.5
Best practices for prompting................................................................................................476
21.9
Unmanaged reports.............................................................................................................476
21.9.1
Managed reports..................................................................................................................476
21.9.2
Converting unmanaged reports to managed reports.............................................................477
21.9.3
Deploying managed reports with dynamic prompts..............................................................478
21.9.4
Deleting parameter fields.....................................................................................................478
21.10
To delete a parameter that is not used in a formula..............................................................478
21.10.1
To delete a parameter used with the Select Expert...............................................................478
21.10.2
To delete a parameter that is used in a formula....................................................................479
21.10.3
Responding to parameter field prompts................................................................................479
21.11
Previewing a report for the first time....................................................................................479
21.11.1
Refreshing report data.........................................................................................................480
21.11.2
Advanced parameter features..............................................................................................481
21.12
Creating a parameter with multiple prompting values............................................................481
21.12.1
Applying conditional formatting using parameter fields.........................................................482
21.12.2
Creating a report title using parameter fields........................................................................483
21.12.3
Specifying single or ranges of values...................................................................................483
21.12.4
Incorporating a parameter into a formula..............................................................................484
21.12.5
Defining sort order using parameter fields............................................................................485
21.12.6
Defining entry type and format using the Edit Mask..............................................................486
21.12.7
Creating a saved-data record filter using parameter fields....................................................487
21.12.8
To create a parameter appearing on the Parameter Panel....................................................488
21.12.9
To incorporate the parameter into a saved data selection formula........................................489
21.12.10
Adding dynamic grouping using parameter fields..................................................................489
21.12.11
Subreports...........................................................................................................................491Chapter 22
What are subreports?...........................................................................................................491
22.1
Unlinked vs. linked subreports.............................................................................................491
22.1.1
How subreport linking works................................................................................................493
22.1.2
Inserting subreports.............................................................................................................494
22.2
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