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How to Filter by using more than one filter

Started by S_N_Solution, 24 Jun 2008 05:55:14 AM

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S_N_Solution

I am using 3 Filters in the Report and the parameters are passing thru the Value prompt to the filters.
My filter are Year,Month and Week.
when i am giving the Year then i want to get only the months containing in that year should come in the Month Prompt.Similarly if i will select the month then only related weeks in that month should display in the Week prompt.Please sugest me how to get it??

rockytopmark

Do you have a Time Dimension in your Data Source?  If so, I would base my queries for the prompt off that table.  If not, I would highly suggest creating one.  This is the foundation of any Datamart/Data Warehouse... the Time dimension is.

If your metadata is OLAP or DMR (Dimensional) I would suggest using a tree prompt control, rather than 3 separate value prompts... your users will appreciate that.

If you are strictly in a Relational situation, then I would suggest incorporating Cascading prompts, User Year for Month, and then Month for week.  So after the Year is selected (turn on Auto-submit), your month prompt will be populated.  Then Select your month, and Week prompt will be populated.