How to pass a list of strings in a parameter

[2006 IR Open Dicussion]

By: Neil Lamka - neil_lamka

How to pass a list of strings in a parameter

2006-05-11 14:04

I'm trying to put together a report where the user can input a list of groups that they want to exclude from the report. In my report query I want to replace something like

 

...

AND (not (lower(groupid) in ('groupa','groupc')))

...

 

with

AND (not (lower(groupid) in $P{excluded_groups})))

 

and then have a report paramter with (as an example) the initial expression set to the groups to exclude

 

I tried the following

" 'groupa','groupb' " without any success so is there a right way to make this work?

 

Thanks

Neil