The Freight Report example has three input controls:
Using input controls, you run the report with one set of data and then another. When saved, an instance of the report with alternate input controls is called a Report Version, and is labeled as such in the repository.
To run a report with simple input controls:
| 1. | In the search field, enter freight and click |
| 2. | In the list of search results, click the name, Freight Report. |
The report shows data about orders numbered 10600 and above, shipped to Mexico after June 1, 1997.
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Freight Report Showing Mexican Data |
| 3. | To run the report with other input option values, click |
The Input Controls dialog appears:
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Default Input Controls |
| 4. | Select USA in the Country field, and click OK. |
| The Apply button refreshes the report with the new data, but keeps the Input Controls dialog open. |
The report shows data for the USA instead of Mexico:
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Freight Report Showing USA Data |
| 5. | Click |
You are prompted to name the new set of values.
| 6. | Enter USA as the new name. |
| 7. | To save the set of input options, click Save. |
The Input Controls dialog box reappears.
A drop-down list showing USA as a set of saved values appears in the Input Controls Used saved values menu.
| The Reset button in Input Controls restores the default input values, set during the report design. |
| 8. | In Input Controls, click OK. |
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Input Controls With a List of Saved Values |
| 9. | In the Report Viewer, click the Back button to display the search results page. |
| 10. | In search results, click the |
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The New Version of the Report in the Search Results |
| You can click the name of the saved version, for example USA, to run the report using the saved input control values, |
| 11. | Add a description to the saved version of the report: |
| a. | In the search results page, right-click the saved version, USA, and select Properties from the context menu. |
| b. | In the Properties dialog box, enter a description for the saved version of the report: |
The new description appears below the report when you refresh the display.
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