More problems with hidden parameters

I've read that in SP1, it should be possible to hide a parameter without
blanking the prompt and therefore making it read only.
I have attempted to do this in the recommended way, i.e. by unticking the
"prompt user" check box for the parameter within report manager and
leaving the prompt with a value in it. However, when I then try to pass a
value for the parameter at runtime via a URL I get the error "Parameter1 is
read-only and cannot be modified".
N.B. I notice that when I then go back into the properties of the report,
the prompt for the parameter has been
changed from what it originally was to "Parameter1:" which is the name of
the parameter. I should also mention that this report is running against a
Sybase database.This is the defined behavior. If the 'prompt user' check box is not checked
then the parameter value can never be passed in, not via URL or SOAP. If
the parameter is marked 'prompt user' but it has no prompt string then the
Report Server toolbar will not prompt for the parameter and the parameter
can be passed in. If the 'prompt user' check box is check and there is a
prompt string then the Report Server toolbar will prompt the user and the
value can be passed in.
Does that help?
--
-Daniel
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"GML" <g_m_lowe@.hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:#9sQcGIgEHA.2020@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I've read that in SP1, it should be possible to hide a parameter without
> blanking the prompt and therefore making it read only.
> I have attempted to do this in the recommended way, i.e. by unticking the
> "prompt user" check box for the parameter within report manager and
> leaving the prompt with a value in it. However, when I then try to pass a
> value for the parameter at runtime via a URL I get the error "Parameter1
is
> read-only and cannot be modified".
> N.B. I notice that when I then go back into the properties of the report,
> the prompt for the parameter has been
> changed from what it originally was to "Parameter1:" which is the name of
> the parameter. I should also mention that this report is running against
a
> Sybase database.
>
>|||Actually that helps me, wished I'd found this one before posting my own
question.
I should add that this is not the way the readme for SP1 suggests it should
work, it says that previously removing the check from the Promp User used to
make the parameter read only, but this behaviour has changed.
Regards
Mike Hanson
"Daniel Reib [MSFT]" wrote:
> This is the defined behavior. If the 'prompt user' check box is not checked
> then the parameter value can never be passed in, not via URL or SOAP. If
> the parameter is marked 'prompt user' but it has no prompt string then the
> Report Server toolbar will not prompt for the parameter and the parameter
> can be passed in. If the 'prompt user' check box is check and there is a
> prompt string then the Report Server toolbar will prompt the user and the
> value can be passed in.
> Does that help?
> --
> -Daniel
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "GML" <g_m_lowe@.hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:#9sQcGIgEHA.2020@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I've read that in SP1, it should be possible to hide a parameter without
> > blanking the prompt and therefore making it read only.
> > I have attempted to do this in the recommended way, i.e. by unticking the
> > "prompt user" check box for the parameter within report manager and
> > leaving the prompt with a value in it. However, when I then try to pass a
> > value for the parameter at runtime via a URL I get the error "Parameter1
> is
> > read-only and cannot be modified".
> >
> > N.B. I notice that when I then go back into the properties of the report,
> > the prompt for the parameter has been
> > changed from what it originally was to "Parameter1:" which is the name of
> > the parameter. I should also mention that this report is running against
> a
> > Sybase database.
> >
> >
> >
>
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More Mulitvalue parameter issues...

I have a URL action on a report item that opens a new window to a different
report (using a piece of javascript). I need to pass the selected multivalue
parameter from the first report to this other report. But I cant figure out
how to pass the multivalue paramaters in the url, I have tried just
Parameters!Region.Value and also split(Parameters!Region.Value,", ") and
join(Parameters!Region.Value,", ") but none of them work.
the url actions is...
="javascript:void(window.open('http://server/Reportserver2005?/Report1®ion="
& Parameters!Region.Value &
rs:Command=Render&rs:ClearSession=true&rc:Parameters=false','_blank','location=no,resizable,toolbar=yes,left=200,top=60,height=590,width=760'))"
Any ideas?I haven't done this and don't have a sample, but just for S&G (S and
giggles), try using the encoded equivalent of the "," to join the values...
Call it a SWAG.
"NH" <NH@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D3528E3E-CF89-4EEB-BA9E-DA8C88A3066B@.microsoft.com...
>I have a URL action on a report item that opens a new window to a different
> report (using a piece of javascript). I need to pass the selected
> multivalue
> parameter from the first report to this other report. But I cant figure
> out
> how to pass the multivalue paramaters in the url, I have tried just
> Parameters!Region.Value and also split(Parameters!Region.Value,", ") and
> join(Parameters!Region.Value,", ") but none of them work.
> the url actions is...
> ="javascript:void(window.open('http://server/Reportserver2005?/Report1®ion="
> & Parameters!Region.Value &
> rs:Command=Render&rs:ClearSession=true&rc:Parameters=false','_blank','location=no,resizable,toolbar=yes,left=200,top=60,height=590,width=760'))"
> Any ideas?sql

Monthly parameter expressions [Formerly:Queried parameters]

Hello,

I need to be able to set the date parameters of a report dynamically when it is run based on system time. The problem I am having is being able to compare the dates (StartDate & EndDate) against [Service Date 1]. Essentially this report will only pull the current month's data.

The date fields being created with the GETDATE, DATEADD & DATEDIFF functions are working correctly. Do I need to create a separate dataset to be able to run the parameters automatically in the actual report?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

SELECT TodaysDate =GetDate()-2,dbo.[Billing Detail].[Service Date 1], DATEADD(mm, DATEDIFF(mm, 0, DATEADD(yy, 0, GETDATE())), 0) AS StartDate, DATEADD(dd, - 1, DATEADD(mm, DATEDIFF(mm, -1, GETDATE()), 0)) AS EndDate, dbo.[Billing Detail].Billing, dbo.[Billing Detail].Chart, dbo.[Billing Detail].Item,
dbo.[Billing Detail].[Sub Item], dbo.Patient.[Patient Code], dbo.Patient.[Patient Type], dbo.[Billing Header].Charges, dbo.Practice.Name
FROM dbo.[Billing Detail] INNER JOIN
dbo.Patient ON dbo.[Billing Detail].Chart = dbo.Patient.[Chart Number] INNER JOIN
dbo.[Billing Header] ON dbo.[Billing Detail].Billing = dbo.[Billing Header].Billing CROSS JOIN
dbo.Practice
WHERE (dbo.[Billing Detail].Item = 0) AND (dbo.[Billing Detail].[Sub Item] = 0) AND (dbo.[Billing Detail].[Service Date 1] Between StartDate AND EndDate

Phorest,

You should be able to add the parameters to your query. If you are going against SQL Server, you can replace your parameters with @.StartDate AND @.EndDate. Then in the properies of the dataset, you can assign those parameters to Parameters!StartDate.Value and Parameters!EndDate.Value, respectively.

Jessica

|||

Thanks for your reply!

OK,

I think what I need to do is write the expression as a non-queried default value. However when I paste in what I know works in SQL Management Studio it returns an error "Name 'mm' is not declared"

<@.StartDate> =DATEADD(mm, DATEDIFF(mm, 0, DATEADD(yy, 0, GETDATE())), 0)

<@.EndDate> =DATEADD(dd, - 1, DATEADD(mm, DATEDIFF(mm, -1, GETDATE()), 0))

I tried putting an integer after DATEADD(mm, X , 102 DATEDIFF... but i can't get beyond intellisense. How can I fix my expression to work with Reporting Services?

What I need is to have expressions to choose the first day of the month to the last day of the same month compared to NOW()

|||

Apparently that is the trick to use non-queried default values as an expression, However what I posted yesterday will not work as an expression due to the expressions limitations in SSRS:

<@.StartDate> =DATEADD(mm, DATEDIFF(mm, 0, DATEADD(yy, 0, GETDATE())), 0)

<@.EndDate> =DATEADD(dd, - 1, DATEADD(mm, DATEDIFF(mm, -1, GETDATE()), 0))

Now I am using:

<@.StartDate> =DATEADD("D", -30, NOW())

<@.EndDate> =DATEADD("D", 1, NOW())

After much searching and experimentation I can get this to work well, but it isn't exactly what I want. Does any one have any tips as to being able to write the expression to select the first day of the current month and last day of the month?

It seems to be just beyond my grasp at this time...

Thanks!

|||

Phorest,

I'm afraid I misunderstood what you're trying to do. If you want a query that returns rows where the [Billing Detail].[Service Date 1] is between the start and the end of the current month, you can do that all in SQL.

It would look something similar to:

WHERE dbo.[Billing Detail].[Service Date 1]

BETWEEN dateadd(mm, datediff(mm,0,getdate()), 0)

AND dateadd(ms,-3,dateadd(mm, datediff(m,0,getdate() ) + 1, 0))

Does that work for you?

Jessica

|||

I'll have to try that in the SQL, though I was more after an expression more as a datetime datatype so it picks all the dates in the current month only and the user can then adjust the parameter manually after the initial running of the report if they so choose.

Thanks!

|||

I found what I was looking for here: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1581230&SiteID=1

In the Report Parameters properties I set the DataType to DateTime and using the Default Values, Non-Queried radio button set the expressions like the following:

@.StartDate =DateSerial(Year(NOW()), Month(NOW)) +0,1) gives me the first date of the current month.

@.EndDate =DateSerial(Year(NOW()), Month(NOW)) +1,0) gives me the last date of the current month.

All is wellnow!

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