I'm creating a report in pentaho report designer.
I have a sub report in my main report where it gets some values. I want to display the sum of those values from the subreport in the main report.
Or even better, if you JUST want to display it on the report and not use it in any further functions, simply drag the field you want total'd into the group footer or report footer section, click on the wizard-aggregation attribute and set that to Sum.
The function should be used if you want to refer to the total in other ways, i.e. in additional formulas etc. Because this "wizard aggregation" attribute is only a display attribute really.
Use the function Sum by right-clicking Functions, and then Add Functions. Add to that the field (under field name) which sum of values you want to be displayed in the main report. After that, just drag the function you made onto your report.
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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.
When i run my report my report in SSRS all groupings work correctly however when i export this report to excel the proper rows are grouped but the grouping is inverted (i.e. the last item in the grouping has the '+' sign instead of the parent, top row)
thanks for any help in this matter!
In SSRS, when exporting to Excel, if the report item that controls whether another item is toggled is not in the previous or next row or column of the item being toggled, the outline is disabled also. See:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dd255234.aspx
This can happen if you have your total added after the group rather than before.
(right click on the group and click add total before)
However, we really need more details/screenshots to see what the cause might be.
The drilldown in SSRS has more features than the grouping in Excel can handle so sometimes it is not possible to get in excel what you have in your report..
Is it possible for me to include a sub report in a tablix row that is grouped by an ID and pass that ID into the sub-report to be ran? Basically, the sub-report would return data from a second dataset based off of the ID that is being used in the grouping of the main tablix?
My main tablix has 4 rows that are grouped together by an ID where i create a few graphs from a main dataset. My second dataset returns simulations that can contain hundreds of rows per ID, which is why I don't want to do this in a join statement because it is extremely ineffecient. I want to add a tablix to row 5 within my main tablix and display the results from dataset2, but only have it run within the current group of Tablix1.
Dataset1 would be similar to this with a unique iGoalID for each group in the main tablix.
Dataset2 would look like this;
I'd like to be able to loop through DataSet2 and display the data, but only grouped by the main tablix iGoalID equaling dataset2's iGoalID
You have to build the subreport as a separate report .rdl and build it to accept a parameter of the ID. You will then pass the ID parameter to the subreport once it's added to the parent report. Once the sub is built, tested, and saved...add it to your main report using Insert-> Subreport on the main tab. You should be able to select the cell on the design view where you want the subreport to be and insert the subreport there.
To specify parameters to pass to a subreport
In Design view, right-click the subreport and then click Subreport
Properties.
In the Subreport Properties dialog box, click
Parameters. Click Add. A new row is added to the parameter grid.
In the Name text box, type the name of a parameter in the subreport or
choose it from the list box. This name must match a report
parameter, not a query parameter, in the subreport.
In the Value list box, type or select a value to pass to the subreport. This
value can be static text or an expression that references a field or
other object in the main report.
Step 1: Add new report and fill the data using dataset(Ex Report Name :: SubReport)
Step 2: Create another New Report and fill the data using dataset(Ex Report Name :: Main_Report)
Step 3: Now which row cell you want using subreport, select that cell and right click ---> go to insert --> Add the sub report in particular cell.
Step 4: Then right click on that cell and go to ---> Subreport properties and select which report(Subreport name) is using in drop-down .Don't use other properties and now see preview the main report.
Step 5: Now you can see full report data in assigned columns.
Step 6: But you are use parameter based on primary key that time you have to keeping mind an one think .Which parameter name passing to subreport the same name only using main report parameter. This parameter should have reference column into main and sub reports.
Step 7: Try this if have any doubt reply me i will clear on this.
I'm using Oracle report builder and I have to show summary and detail reports. This tool does not have drilldown capability. I need it to show the either the detail or the summary report based on a parameter that the user enters at the beginning. Can anyone tell me how to dynamically display either one or the other report based on the user parameter entered?
You will use a repeating frame to display the content and you can set the visibility of this frame according to the value of your report parameter.
So you will just have two of these - one for your first select and another one for the second.
Out of the box SSRS reports cannot have data exposed in the page header. Is there a way to get this data to show?
One of the things I want in my reports is to have nice headers for my reports. I like to have a logo and the user's report parameters along with other data to show to give more information for the business needs the report needs to clarify. One of the things that Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services cannot do natively is show data from a Dataset in the header. This post will explain how to work around this and how easy it is.
Create the Report Server Project in the Business Intelligence Projects section and call it AdventureWorksLTReports. I use the AdventureWorksLT sample database from CodePlex.
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Next show the Page Header by right clicking in the Report area with the designer.
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The Page Header will appear. If you want to show the Page Footer this can be accessed from the same menu as the Page Header.
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I created a stored procedure that returns data for the Sales Order to be presented in the Page Header. I will show the following information about the Sales Order in the Page Header:
Order Date
Sales Order Number
Company
Sales Person
Total Due
I create a TextBox for each of my data fields in the Page Header along with a TextBox for the corresponding label. Do not change the Expression in the TextBoxes that you want the Sales Order data in.
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In the Report Body, place a TextBox for each data field needed in the Page Header. In the Visibility for each TextBox, select True for Hidden. This will be the placeholder for the data needed in the Page Header.
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Your report should look similar to the screenshot shown below.
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The last step and most important is to reference the Hidden TextBox in the TextBoxes located in the Page Header. We use the the following Expression to reference the needed TextBoxes:
=ReportItems!.Value
Your report should now look similar to the following:
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Your Report preview should now have the Sales Order Header data in the Report Header.
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You have to do it through Parameters. Add a parameter for each piece of data you would like to display, then set the parameter to Hidden. Then set the default value to "From Query" and set the Dataset and Value field to the appropriate values.
I think the best option is creating a internal parameter, with the default value the field of the dataset you want to show.
Here are two possible workarounds:
You can place the databound field within the body of the report as a hidden textbox, and then in the header place another textbox with it's value pointed at the the one hidden within the body.
Try using report parameters to store the data, and use those parameters to access the data in the header.
This technique wouldn't work if your report spans over multiple pages, use queried parameters instead, and set the textbox value to =Parameters!Name.Value as per this article.
I'm with Orion Adrian here. Report parameters are the way to go.
I wanted to show a field, common to all returned rows, in the header, and for this scenario I went for the linked table solution (placing a table containing the field in the body and link a textbox in the header to this table).
I did that because if you are using the parameter solution and no data is returned to the field in question, the text "Parameter is missing a value" is shown instead of just a blank table. I reckoned this text would confuse users (as the parameter isn't even visible).