Comments on: Custom Visibility Toggling in SSRS http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/ A blog about Business Intelligence and other personal interests Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:11:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: andrei turcu http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-1356 andrei turcu Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:32:42 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-1356 Hi AShkar, There is a workaround for hiding the toggle sign for the empty groups: Don't use the group cell as toggle item, but create a small column to the left of the group column in your tablix and use that as a toggle item. If you bring in your dataset the number of group members, than you can set the visibility of the new toggle cell based on the number of group members. This will hide the "+" sign if the group is empty. It only works for white backgrounds, otherwise you'll end up having some white spaces. cheers, andrei Hi AShkar,
There is a workaround for hiding the toggle sign for the empty groups: Don’t use the group cell as toggle item, but create a small column to the left of the group column in your tablix and use that as a toggle item.
If you bring in your dataset the number of group members, than you can set the visibility of the new toggle cell based on the number of group members. This will hide the “+” sign if the group is empty. It only works for white backgrounds, otherwise you’ll end up having some white spaces.

cheers,
andrei

]]> By: Andy http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-85 Andy Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:28:58 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-85 Hmm, think I found a glitch in the new reports. I used your example and created a boolean parameter in my report that looks for my checkbox checked value and then sets the InitialToggleState to true or false. The toggle changes to a minus as I would expect, but the report doesn't expand as it should. I can then click the minus and it turns into a plus and the data expands like is should. Looks like I will be writing MSDN. Darn. Hmm, think I found a glitch in the new reports. I used your example and created a boolean parameter in my report that looks for my checkbox checked value and then sets the InitialToggleState to true or false. The toggle changes to a minus as I would expect, but the report doesn’t expand as it should. I can then click the minus and it turns into a plus and the data expands like is should. Looks like I will be writing MSDN. Darn.

]]> By: Andy http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-84 Andy Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:01:11 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-84 Figured it out! They removed it from the textbox properties menu options and now you can select "Expression" in the InitialToggleState options of the text box in the Properties window. Should be a breeze now, I can use your example! Thanks again! Figured it out! They removed it from the textbox properties menu options and now you can select “Expression” in the InitialToggleState options of the text box in the Properties window. Should be a breeze now, I can use your example! Thanks again!

]]> By: Andy http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-83 Andy Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:02:36 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-83 Hey Luke, Great article and info! I am looking into the MS Reports for a reporting solution I am creating in VS2010. Unfortunately for me, it looks like MS got rid of the toggle settings on the visibility tab of the text box properties. I wanted to be able to use a checkbox to set a "ViewAll" parameter and expand all the various report toggles with one button press so my clients will have the option of collapsing or viewing all data on the report. I am going to keep looking into a possible parameter solution so I don't have to create new reports to show expanded data for each of my current reports, and I will let you know if I figure something out. Hey Luke,

Great article and info! I am looking into the MS Reports for a reporting solution I am creating in VS2010. Unfortunately for me, it looks like MS got rid of the toggle settings on the visibility tab of the text box properties. I wanted to be able to use a checkbox to set a “ViewAll” parameter and expand all the various report toggles with one button press so my clients will have the option of collapsing or viewing all data on the report.

I am going to keep looking into a possible parameter solution so I don’t have to create new reports to show expanded data for each of my current reports, and I will let you know if I figure something out.

]]> By: Luke Hayler http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-82 Luke Hayler Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:18:50 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-82 Hi Sudarshan, Glad it's helping. With regards to a tree view using the toggle, have a look at <a href="http://www.sqlserverdatamining.com/ssdm/Default.aspx?tabid=61&Id=20" rel="nofollow">this article by sqlserverdatamining.com</a>. Hope that's what you are looking for! Hi Sudarshan,

Glad it’s helping.

With regards to a tree view using the toggle, have a look at this article by sqlserverdatamining.com.

Hope that’s what you are looking for!

]]> By: Thomas http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-81 Thomas Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:48:08 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-81 Hi Sudarshan Have you tried to use a table with some more columns like the following example? Header1|Header2|Header3|Header4|Header5| + | | | | | |+ | | | | | |+ | | | | | |+ | | I think with this little (dirty?) trick you should be able to create your tree view. :) Hi Sudarshan

Have you tried to use a table with some more columns like the following example?

Header1|Header2|Header3|Header4|Header5|
+ | | | | |
|+ | | | |
| |+ | | |
| | |+ | |

I think with this little (dirty?) trick you should be able to create your tree view.

:)

]]> By: Sudarshan http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-80 Sudarshan Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:48:44 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-80 Hi Luke, I am using this 'trick' of yours and it works well :) Any idea about changing the position of plus sign if possible? I am creating a tree view style report but damn plus signs always are at start of the line. Can the be indented too? What am I missing? Hi Luke,
I am using this ‘trick’ of yours and it works well :)

Any idea about changing the position of plus sign if possible? I am creating a tree view style report but damn plus signs always are at start of the line. Can the be indented too? What am I missing?

]]> By: MikeK http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-79 MikeK Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:27:14 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-79 Akshar, If I'm understanding you correctly, this can be done with a filter on your group. I'm doing this with the following filter: =Fields!YourGroup.Value+CountRows().ToString() Akshar,

If I’m understanding you correctly, this can be done with a filter on your group. I’m doing this with the following filter:

=Fields!YourGroup.Value+CountRows().ToString()

]]> By: saurabh http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-78 saurabh Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:36:09 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-78 Hi Luke, thanks for the reply. I pretty much had an idea that this would not be possible, but the client wanted a hyperlinked toggle to make it more user friendly, as the report has 8 levels of drill down in the matrix and its inconvenient to click on the small + sign so many times. Thanks. Saurabh Hi Luke,
thanks for the reply.
I pretty much had an idea that this would not be possible, but the client wanted a hyperlinked toggle to make it more user friendly, as the report has 8 levels of drill down in the matrix and its inconvenient to click on the small + sign so many times. Thanks.
Saurabh

]]> By: Luke Hayler http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/#comment-77 Luke Hayler Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:48:13 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=32#comment-77 Hi Saurabh, As far as I am aware you cannot substitute the (+) sign for hyperlinked text - hyperlinked text already has a function (navigation). Am also not aware of a work-around to do what you are attempting. May I ask what it is that you are trying to achieve (and why)? Luke Hi Saurabh,

As far as I am aware you cannot substitute the (+) sign for hyperlinked text – hyperlinked text already has a function (navigation). Am also not aware of a work-around to do what you are attempting. May I ask what it is that you are trying to achieve (and why)?

Luke

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