How to pass multiple values to single parameter in stored procedure - sql

Question

I'm using SSRS for reporting and executing a stored procedure to generate the data for my reports
DECLARE #return_value int
EXEC #return_value = [dbo].[MYREPORT]
#ComparePeriod = 'Daily',
#OverrideCompareDate = NULL,
#PortfolioId = '5,6',
#OverrideStartDate = NULL,
#NewPositionsOnly = NULL,
#SourceID = 13
SELECT 'Return Value' = #return_value
GO
In the above when I passed #PortfolioId = '5,6' it is giving me wrong inputs
I need all records for portfolio id 5 and 6 also is this correct way to send the multiple values ?
When I execute my reports only giving #PortfolioId = '5' it is giving me 120 records
and when I execute it by giving #PortfolioId = '6' it is giving me 70 records
So when I will give #PortfolioId = '5,6' it should have to give me only 190 records altogether, but it is giving me more no of records I don't understand where I exactly go wrong .
Could anyone help me?
thanks
all code is too huge to paste , i'm pasting relevant code please suggest clue.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[GENERATE_REPORT]
(
#ComparePeriod VARCHAR(10),
#OverrideCompareDate DATETIME,
#PortfolioId VARCHAR(50) = '2', --this must be multiple
#OverrideStartDate DATETIME = NULL,
#NewPositionsOnly BIT = 0,
#SourceID INT = NULL
) AS
BEGIN
SELECT
Position.Date,
Position.SecurityId,
Position.Level1Industry,
Position.MoodyFacilityRating,
Position.SPFacilityRating,
Position.CompositeFacilityRating,
Position.SecurityType,
Position.FacilityType,
Position.Position
FROM
Fireball_Reporting.dbo.Reporting_DailyNAV_Pricing POSITION WITH (NOLOCK, READUNCOMMITTED)
LEFT JOIN Fireball.dbo.AdditionalSecurityPrice ClosingPrice WITH (NOLOCK, READUNCOMMITTED) ON
ClosingPrice.SecurityID = Position.PricingSecurityID AND
ClosingPrice.Date = Position.Date AND
ClosingPrice.SecurityPriceSourceID = #SourceID AND
ClosingPrice.PortfolioID IN (
SELECT
PARAM
FROM
Fireball_Reporting.dbo.ParseMultiValuedParameter(#PortfolioId, ',') )

Answer 1

This can not be done easily. There's no way to make an NVARCHAR parameter take "more than one value". What I've done before is - as you do already - make the parameter value like a list with comma-separated values. Then, split this string up into its parts in the stored procedure.
Splitting up can be done using string functions. Add every part to a temporary table. Pseudo-code for this could be:
CREATE TABLE #TempTable (ID INT)
WHILE LEN(#PortfolioID) > 0
BEGIN
IF NOT <#PortfolioID contains Comma>
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #TempTable VALUES CAST(#PortfolioID as INT)
SET #PortfolioID = ''
END ELSE
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Temptable VALUES CAST(<Part until next comma> AS INT)
SET #PortfolioID = <Everything after the next comma>
END
END
Then, change your condition to
WHERE PortfolioId IN (SELECT ID FROM #TempTable)
EDIT
You may be interested in the documentation for multi value parameters in SSRS, which states:
You can define a multivalue parameter for any report parameter that
you create. However, if you want to pass multiple parameter values
back to a data source by using the query, the following requirements
must be satisfied:
The data source must be SQL Server, Oracle, Analysis Services, SAP BI
NetWeaver, or Hyperion Essbase.
The data source cannot be a stored procedure. Reporting Services does
not support passing a multivalue parameter array to a stored
procedure.
The query must use an IN clause to specify the parameter.
This I found here.

Answer 2

I spent time finding a proper way. This may be useful for others.
Create a UDF and refer in the query -
http://www.geekzilla.co.uk/view5C09B52C-4600-4B66-9DD7-DCE840D64CBD.htm

Answer 3

USE THIS
I have had this exact issue for almost 2 weeks, extremely frustrating but I FINALLY found this site and it was a clear walk-through of what to do.
http://blog.summitcloud.com/2010/01/multivalue-parameters-with-stored-procedures-in-ssrs-sql/
I hope this helps people because it was exactly what I was looking for

Answer 4

Either use a User Defined Table
Or you can use CSV by defining your own CSV function as per This Post.
I'd probably recommend the second method, as your stored proc is already written in the correct format and you'll find it handy later on if you need to do this down the road.
Cheers!

Answer 5

I think, below procedure help you to what you are looking for.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[FindEmployeeRecord]
#EmployeeID nvarchar(Max)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #sqLQuery VARCHAR(MAX)
Declare #AnswersTempTable Table
(
EmpId int,
EmployeeName nvarchar (250),
EmployeeAddress nvarchar (250),
PostalCode nvarchar (50),
TelephoneNo nvarchar (50),
Email nvarchar (250),
status nvarchar (50),
Sex nvarchar (50)
)
Set #sqlQuery =
'select e.EmpId,e.EmployeeName,e.Email,e.Sex,ed.EmployeeAddress,ed.PostalCode,ed.TelephoneNo,ed.status
from Employee e
join EmployeeDetail ed on e.Empid = ed.iEmpID
where Convert(nvarchar(Max),e.EmpId) in ('+#EmployeeId+')
order by EmpId'
Insert into #AnswersTempTable
exec (#sqlQuery)
select * from #AnswersTempTable
END