## Parameter - Web Action Builder dialog

This dialog appear when you select *Parameter and then click OK in the Web Action List dialog. It helps you to add a parameter to control a field. See the dialog.

The following are details about options in the dialog:

Submit Action to Handler

Specifies the handler to handle this Parameter action.

- Default Handler in Current Server
  If selected, the Parameter action will be submitted to the current server to be handled.
- Customized Path
  If selected, the Parameter action will be submitted to a customized path to be handled. For example, `http://192.168.128.25:8888/`.

Get Input from

Specifies where to get the web control. You can select Form if you add some objects to a form. Otherwise, only the item Other in Report you can choose.

Apply Action to

- Report Set
  Specifies the report set which will be run with the parameter specified in the dialog after the event bound with the action is triggered.
  - Browse
    Searches for the desired report set. You can also enter the path and filename of the report set in the text field manually.
  - Web Control
    Specifies the web control from which the report set name is retrieved.
- Target Frame
  Specifies the window or frame in which the report set will be opened.
  - <Input>
    Allows you to input the window or frame directly.
  - Constant
    - blank - Loads the report set into a new blank window. This window is not named.
    - self - Loads the report set into the window in which the link was clicked (the active window).
    - parent - Loads the report set into the immediate parent window of the active window. If there is no parent window, the active window is used.
    - top - Loads the report set into the topmost window.
- Refresh Current Report Set
  If checked, after the event bound with the action is triggered, the current report set will be re-run with the parameter specified in the dialog.

Adds a column to specify a parameter.

Removes the selected parameter.

Moves the selected parameter up a step.

Moves the selected parameter down a step.

Parameter Name

Lists all the available parameters or web controls that can be selected to use as a parameter in the specified report set the action is applied to.

Operator

Shows the operator to compose the expression. It can only be =.

Value

Specifies the value for the parameter.

OK

Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.

###### Related topics:

- Applying web actions - Parameter