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Title: How can i set default values in value prompt?
Post by: everlearner on 06 Jun 2012 04:40:32 AM

Hi Gurus,

I have a value prompt, which has options like HYD,BGLR,CHE,MUM,DEL....etc.
each time when i run the report value prompt has to take the values HYD , BGLR by default. how can i do this?

Thanks in adv

Title: Re: How can i set default values in value prompt?
Post by: Gyana on 06 Jun 2012 05:16:47 AM

In Property Panel - > Default Selections ---> then write your default value

Title: Re: How can i set default values in value prompt?
Post by: everlearner on 06 Jun 2012 06:40:45 AM

Quote from: Sekhar@22 on 06 Jun 2012 05:16:47 AM
In Property Panel - > Default Selections ---> then write your default value

Hi Sekhar,

As u told i have given a default value for my value prompt. but no change when i run the report. it has not taken that default value

Title: Re: How can i set default values in value prompt?
Post by: bi4u2 on 06 Jun 2012 10:10:14 AM

Make sure that the default selection value you type in matches the use value, not the display value.

Title: Re: How can i set default values in value prompt?
Post by: jmills on 06 Jun 2012 12:15:03 PM

Also, is your data source a Relational DB? or OLAP? if you're using a cube, you'll need to set the defaults by using the MUN's (Member Unique Names).

Title: Re: How can i set default values in value prompt?
Post by: everlearner on 07 Jun 2012 02:27:32 AM

Thanks ur information helped me to set the default values

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