Cascading Report
Cascading Report in MSBI
NULL VALUES:
It indicates that the parameter can have null values.
Allow Blank Value :
If we want to allow an empty string as a valid value then we have to set This Parameter [Allow Blank Value doesn’t Support integer data type]
Cascading Reports :
In this Reports one parameter is depending on another parameter. For examples 1 Country parameter and state parameter . If the user Select any country From the country Parameter then State parameter can be Run able and display (or) Populate corresponding States .
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Steps to Configure Cascading Report :
Open Business Intelligence Development Studio and Create a new Report item and
Rename it as Cascading . rdl ----------->
In Data tab create New Dataset and Rename it as category Details . ----------->
Provide the following SQL Query
Select product category ID, Name as category Name from production . product category. ----------->
Click ok ----------->
Select New Data set and set
Name: Sub category
Data source : D src product Category
Command type : text
Query string : Select product sub category Id, Name as
Sub category Name.
From production . product Category where product Category ID = @ product Category Id.
Click ok ----------->
Select New Data set and set
Name : Product _details
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Data source : Text
Query string : Select * from production .product
Where
Product Sub Category Id = @ product sub Category ID.
Select Report menu and select ‘ Report Parameters ‘ ----------->
Select product Category Id . parameter and set in available values ; check from Query
Radio button and
Data source : Category details
Value field : product Category ID
Label field : Category Name
Select product sub Category ID parameter and set In available values: ----------->
Check from Query radio button and
Data source : sub Category
Value field : product Sub Category ID
Label field : Category Name ----------->
Click ok ----------->
IN Layout tab design the Report ----------->
Go to preview tab and Run the Report
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