Parameter

The Parameter web action enables you to run a report set, especially a report set with parameters.

To bind the Parameter web action to a web control:

1. Insert the required web control into your report by dragging the corresponding button from the Toolbox panel.
2. Right-click the web control, and then select Display Type from the shortcut menu.
3. In the Web Behaviors box of the Display Type dialog, choose an event from the Events column, and then click in the Actions column.
4. In the Web Action List dialog, select Parameter and click OK. The Parameter - Web Action Builder dialog appears. See the dialog.

   

5. Specify the handler which will receive the parameters of the web action. The handler may be the default one in the current server, or in another server specified by Customized Path.
6. From the Get Input from drop-down list, specify where to get the web control, which may be a form, or other in report.
7. Specifies whether to apply the action to run a report set or refresh the current. If you choose to run a report set, click the Browse button to specify the report set or use a web control to retrieve the report set name, then select the window or frame in which the report set will be opened from the Target Frame drop-down list.
8. The parameters used by the specified report set will be automatically listed in the parameters box. Specify the value for each parameter as required.
9. Click OK to accept the settings.

See also Parameter - Web Action Builder dialog for details about options in the dialog.