We need to create several reports but they all have the same exact layout. Rather than creating many reports, is it possible to create a single report that can conditionally be populated by different sets of data?
For example, say the report is a simple list of customer names and addresses. I would like to have a parameter that asks for a customer type. A second drop down parameter list would only show customer subtypes directly related to the parent customer type. Can a parameter drop down be filtered based upon a selection in another parameter drop down?
What other ways can I manage a single report layout but populate with different sets of data based on parameters?
is it possible to create a single report that can conditionally be
populated by different sets of data?
Yes, it is possible as long as the multiple data you use fits the structure of your report. Using parameters you can populate your report with different data.
Can a parameter drop down be filtered based upon a selection in
another parameter drop down?
Yes, A parameter can be populated based on other parameter selection. There are a lot of resources in the web that ilustrate how to achieve that functionality. Give a try and if you get stuck we are here.
What other ways can I manage a single report layout but populate with
different sets of data based on parameters?
You can select the data in your report by using multiple parameters and a single dataset. Then using SQL statements and parameters you can filter from where clause or create a flow in multiple select statements using T-SQL. Something like
IF #my_param = 1
BEGIN
select ...
END
ELSE
BEGIN
select ...
END
Let me know if this helps you.
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How can we generate a report that consists of multiple tables?
I have a stored procedure that will generate multiple result set, i want to generate a report with all that tables in to an excel. I tried but i was only able to get one table at a time.
Stored Procedures that return multiple result sets do not play nice with SSRS. You need to build a result set in report builder for each result set that you need to represent in the report.
You can't use a single SSRS result set to call a proc that returns multiple result sets and access it as a collection of result sets the way you can in .net.
Once you have your multiple result sets created, you can create multiple tablix on your report, and designate in each one which result set it uses for its data.
I am still fairly new to SSRS, and I do not know what I need to/can provide as examples to help clarify my issue.
I am developing an SSRS report that accesses a NAV database and generates a report for an equipment number. My task is to generate a master report that can print multiple of those kind of reports(currently 10 max). I am using sub-reports to get the content that I need for an equipment number.
I am looking for a way to make this dynamic, where I can generate 1 to n sub-reports based on how many values were picked for the multi-value parameter. The end result should be one PDF file that contains the full report for each equipment number listed. I am trying to only use SSRS.
I have seen where I could hide sub-reports then make them visible if a condition is met, but this isn't the functionality that I am looking to use. So, what would be the best way to dynamically generate sub-reports based on a multi-value parameter?
I figured it out. I made the sub-report parameter equal no value. I made the main report with a parameter that can select multiple equipment numbers, a list, and a data set which filtered down to the appropriate equipment numbers to avoid duplication. I made the sub-report object in the main take in the cell value from the list equipment number. When the list proceeded to the next row, it copied all of the objects in the box area.
We are using Excel 2013 and Power Pivot to build modules that consist of several Pivot tables that are all pulling data from the same Power Pivot table, which queries our T-SQL data warehouse.
In an effort to simplify and fully automate this module, we wanted to create a text field that would allow a user to enter a value (a client ID# for example), and then have that value be used as a parameter in the Power Pivot query.
Is it possible to pass a Parameter in the Power Pivot query, which is housed in a text field outside of the query?
You can also pass a slicer or combobox selection to a cell. Define a name for that cell. Put that cell (and others if you have multiple text variables to use) in a table. For convenience, I usually name this table "Parameters". You can then 'read in' the parameters to your query and drop them in your query statements.
The code at the top of your query to read these parameters in might look like...
let
Parameter_Table = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Parameter"]}[Content],
XXX_Value = Parameter_Table{1}[Value],
YYY_Value = Parameter_Table{2}[Value],
ZZZ_Value = Parameter_Table{3}[Value],
Followed by your query wherein instead of searching for, say a manually typed in customer called "BigDataCo", you would replace "BigDataCo" with XXX_Value.
Refreshing the link each time a different customer is selected will indeed be a very slow approach, but this has worked for me.
Rather than pass a parameter to the data source SQL query, why not utilize a pivot table filter or slicer to do allow the users to dynamically filter the data? This is much faster than refreshing the data from the source.
If for some reason you need to pass this directly to the source query, you'll have to do some VBA work.
I have to display tabular data whose structure (columns and headers) changes depending on an ID. For ID "A" I would get columns "Name|Address|valid" but for ID "B" I would get "Name|Birthday|Sex|".
The dynamic structure would be implemented by a stored procedure that returns different tables based on the ID.
Is it possible to create a generic report based on this?
In the report I would like to be able to filter based on the columns like one is used to from Excel. Also the headers of the columns would be dynamic ...
If you are using Qlikview 11, you can use conditional show/hide for each dimension/expression in charts.
Use an expression like
GetFieldSelections(ID) = 'A'
in the condition section of the chart properties for the other dimensions
If you are using QLikSense, you can do this through the API but it seems it breaks the purpose of QlikSense (which is pure adhoc discovery as compared to guided analytics of Qlikview 11).
If you are using Qlikview 10, you can do this by saving the expression in a variable and calling the variable in the dimension of your chart.
I had a problem in creating the Dynamic report in SSRS. My problem is:
In a table I have stored SQL scripts with the column SQLScripts. If you execute these SQL scripts you get different number of columns for each script.
My problem is, I have one report with buttons of these scripts, for example test1, test2...like that. If you press test1 button this should take the test one SQL script and should display the report with appropiate columns in that sqlscripts.
I can't create individual reports for each test report, they are plenty. Are there any options for me to solve this problem...
The only way I've been able to get this to work sofar is:
Each report has 2 datasets.
ReportData
DataHeaders
The "DataHeaders" need to have the proper name of the datafields in "ReportData". Be careful since SSRS replaces blanks and special characters with "_"
Now, create a table (or matrix) and drag the DataHeaders as the Columns of your report. (This should be a grouped column). If you run it at this point, you'll see all your columns without any data. Now comes the magic:
Create another report that takes a "DataField" parameter. Create another table or matrix within this report and set it's dataset property to be "ReportData". In the DATA cell for the table, set it to the expression =Fields(Parameters!DataField.Value).Value
Now go back to your first report. Right click and insert a subreport. Right click on the subreport and select "Subreport Properties". Under general, select the second report you created to be used as the subreport. Under parameters, select the DataField parameter and set its value to something like =Fields!DataField.Value
In my case I did some formatting in this expression to fix the above mentioned issue with spaces and special characters, since my stored procedure was initially used in ASP.NET and this was just a proof of concept.
Also in my experience the performance isn't great. In fact it was kinda slow, though I haven't had a chance to switch it to use a shared dataset, which I suspect would help a bit. Please let me know if you find a better solution.
I have not found a way to do this completely dynamically. Here is a similar question with some possible solutions:
How do i represent an unknown number of columns in SSRS?
You basically need to create a 'master dataset' from the other Datasets that are based on your multitude of SQL scripts first.The master dataset should contain the data to be presented in it's most simplistic form, i.e. in a simple list format.
Finally, go to the toolbar in SSRS and drag a 'Matrix' into the report. A Matrix table acts similar to a pivot table in Excel or a CrossTab query in Access that will display whatever's in the Dataset.