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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Report Studio => Topic started by: pooja on 17 Sep 2010 10:52:39 AM

Title: PROMPT page help
Post by: pooja on 17 Sep 2010 10:52:39 AM
we have multiselect prompt where users can select any ID_NO from list and run the report, works fine 100%.
Now we are trying to give another option to user where they can give any ID_NO mannully, on same prompt page( which means either they select from list or enter manually)
please share some ideas how we can achieve this.

many thanks in advance
Title: Re: PROMPT page help
Post by: MFGF on 17 Sep 2010 11:12:44 AM
Hi Pooja,

Would a Select & Search prompt give you a result close enough to what you desire?

MF.
Title: Re: PROMPT page help
Post by: pooja on 17 Sep 2010 11:26:02 AM
NO MFGF,

we have been asked to provide option to USER where they can put manually

plesse share some ideas..


thankx again
Title: Re: PROMPT page help
Post by: MFGF on 17 Sep 2010 11:31:50 AM
Sorry - not quite following you there, my friend! :)  A Select & Search prompt allows a user to enter a value to search on.  If the user entered a single ID_NO, wouldn't this fulfill the requirement?

MF.
Title: Re: PROMPT page help
Post by: Lynn on 17 Sep 2010 12:23:12 PM
I agree with the muppet  :D

Search and select is a good option.

However, you can keep your existing value prompt and then just add a type in prompt with a new parameter name. Modify your report filter to be something like

[reportItem] in (?valuePromptList?) or [reportItem] in (?manuallyEnteredPromptList?)
Title: Re: PROMPT page help
Post by: MFGF on 29 Sep 2010 09:58:10 AM
Quote from: Lynn on 17 Sep 2010 12:23:12 PM
I agree with the muppet  :D

Always a dangerous thing to do!  People might start to think you're losing your marbles like me! :D
Title: Re: PROMPT page help
Post by: Lynn on 01 Oct 2010 08:08:51 AM
QuotePeople might start to think you're losing your marbles like me!

I'm afraid that ship has sailed...
:)