If you use a control to create a section prompt, then the user can select a value
to filter other report objects in the same section,
as long as the report object uses the same data source as the section prompt control.
Here are some key points
about section prompts:
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The drop-down list, button bar, and text input controls are the only controls that
can be used as section
prompts.
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If you use a control to create a section prompt, then the user can select a value
to filter the data. For some control types, when
the Required property
is not selected, the user might need to press Ctrl+click to clear
the value in the filter.
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Section prompts can be affected
by report prompts.
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Section prompts are not allowed
in info windows.
Starting in the 7.4 release, you can create cascading (or dependent) section prompts.
Cascading section prompts enable you to create filter interactions between objects
in the section prompt bar. Cascading section prompts do not allow
data brushing.
To use a control to
create a section prompt:
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Drag the control icon
from the Objects tab in the left pane and drop it onto the area above the report objects and below
the tabs on the canvas. (Look for the hint text that says, “Drop controls here to
create a section prompt.”) The control appears below the tabs on the canvas.
Note: You can also use a prompt
container to create a section prompt.
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Drag and drop a category, a measure, or a parameter onto the control. For example,
if you drag and drop a drop-down list control, then you can assign a category like
Facility City or Facility
State. Then the drop-down list is populated with
the cities or states that are used in that category.
You can also use the Roles tab
in the right pane, and then specify the Category and Frequency roles.
Tip
If you move a section prompt
from one section to another section in a report, you must edit the
data source mapping for an interaction to work. Right-click the control,
and select
Edit Data Source Mapping.
For more
information, see Map Data Sources.
If the section prompt uses one data source and the report objects on the canvas use
another data source, you can change the
data source mappings by right-clicking the control, and then selecting Edit Data Source Mapping.