Click the Parameters tab of the Report Properties dialog.
The Parameters sheet, shown in the following image, is then displayed.
Parameters that you have created previously are listed in the Parameter Name column.
Click on the parameter whose value you want to change.
In the Parameter Value column, enter or select a value for the appropriate parameter.
You can place a parameter field directly into your report, but as you would typically use it to provide a variable to apply to a report field, you may not necessarily print the parameter itself. For example, you can apply an exchange rate to print a currency value in an alternative currency. For details about using a parameter and applying it through a script, see "Using the Param Sheet" and "Using the Script Sheet" under "Using the Catalog of Available Fields Dialog", later in this chapter.
In the Ignore column, check the check box for the appropriate parameter to specify that the parameter is ignored in selection. This overrides the User value must be entered option on the Param sheet of the Catalog of Available fields dialog, and the "Parameter Value must be entered for <parameter name>" message box is not displayed when a parameter value is not entered.
When this check box is checked in the JADE Report Writer Designer application, if the parameter selection item is self-contained, it is dropped from the selection. If it is in a selection block within brackets, it is replaced with true for an AND block and false for an OR block. This is done to make the code generation easier. The specified parameter is therefore treated as an all action when applied as a selection criterion (for example, when running a report for a specific department but all cost centers). Bracketing and negation are unchanged for the selection overall.
If you use two or more parameters in a single selection (for example, is between or is one of), you must check the Ignore check box for each of the parameters for the all selection to take effect. If not, the values of these parameters are used.
When reports are run from the user system, the
For details about using parameters as selection criteria, see "Using the Selection Criteria Sheet" under "Creating or Maintaining Profiles", later in this chapter.
Both primitive and object parameters can optionally have a different value printed when the ignore flag is set for the parameter. To do this, re-implement the
Click another tab if you want to make changes on other sheets of the Report Properties dialog.
Click the Apply button to apply the changes you have made or click the Close button to close the Report Properties dialog.
To save the recent changes when you close the dialog, you must click the Apply button immediately prior to closing the dialog. To abandon any changes that you have made but not yet applied, do not click the Apply button immediately prior to clicking the Close button.
