User`s guide

To incorporate the parameter into the record selection filter.................................................463
21.4.2
To incorporate the parameter into a saved data selection formula........................................464
21.4.3
Creating a parameter with a dynamic prompt.......................................................................464
21.5
To create a parameter with a dynamic prompt......................................................................465
21.5.1
Creating a parameter with a cascading list of values............................................................466
21.6
To create a parameter with a cascading list of values...........................................................467
21.6.1
The Parameter Panel............................................................................................................469
21.7
Working with lists of values..................................................................................................469
21.8
Sharing common lists of values within a report.....................................................................470
21.8.1
Using separate value and description fields..........................................................................471
21.8.2
Using command objects as list-of-values data sources.........................................................472
21.8.3
Null handling........................................................................................................................472
21.8.4
Long lists of values..............................................................................................................473
21.8.5
Best practices for prompting................................................................................................474
21.9
Unmanaged reports.............................................................................................................474
21.9.1
Managed reports..................................................................................................................474
21.9.2
Converting unmanaged reports to managed reports.............................................................475
21.9.3
Deploying managed reports with dynamic prompts..............................................................476
21.9.4
Deleting parameter fields.....................................................................................................476
21.10
To delete a parameter that is not used in a formula..............................................................476
21.10.1
To delete a parameter used with the Select Expert...............................................................476
21.10.2
To delete a parameter that is used in a formula....................................................................477
21.10.3
Responding to parameter field prompts................................................................................477
21.11
Previewing a report for the first time....................................................................................477
21.11.1
Refreshing report data.........................................................................................................478
21.11.2
Advanced parameter features..............................................................................................479
21.12
Creating a parameter with multiple prompting values............................................................479
21.12.1
Applying conditional formatting using parameter fields.........................................................480
21.12.2
Creating a report title using parameter fields........................................................................481
21.12.3
Specifying single or ranges of values...................................................................................481
21.12.4
Incorporating a parameter into a formula..............................................................................482
21.12.5
Defining sort order using parameter fields............................................................................483
21.12.6
Defining entry type and format using the Edit Mask..............................................................484
21.12.7
Creating a saved-data record filter using parameter fields....................................................485
21.12.8
To create a parameter appearing on the Parameter Panel....................................................486
21.12.9
To incorporate the parameter into a saved data selection formula........................................487
21.12.10
Adding dynamic grouping using parameter fields..................................................................487
21.12.11
Subreports...........................................................................................................................489Chapter 22
What are subreports?...........................................................................................................489
22.1
Unlinked vs. linked subreports.............................................................................................489
22.1.1
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