Comments on: The CHOOSE() Function in SSRS http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/the-choose-function-in-ssrs/ A blog about Business Intelligence and other personal interests Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Luke Hayler http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/the-choose-function-in-ssrs/#comment-94 Luke Hayler Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:29:57 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=74#comment-94 Hi Emma, Assuming that you are using a nested table for your 'notes' lines, I would go with setting the visibility property using an expression to evaluate whether or not you have any data to show. You can find more about the visibility property <a href= "http://www.lukehayler.com/2009/07/custom-visibility-toggling-in-ssrs/" rel="nofollow">here</a href>. Hi Emma,

Assuming that you are using a nested table for your ‘notes’ lines, I would go with setting the visibility property using an expression to evaluate whether or not you have any data to show.

You can find more about the visibility property here.

]]> By: Emma Stanford http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/the-choose-function-in-ssrs/#comment-93 Emma Stanford Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:41:03 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=74#comment-93 Hi I have a quote form where under the part no, description etc they have notes for the customer, I want to be able to only have the notes line show if there is a note but it also needs to be able to show more than one note at a time e.g. if the part needs engineering work and it needs a colour check I need to let the customer know this. Is the choose expression the right one and do you have any clues as to the correct format for this? Thanks Hi
I have a quote form where under the part no, description etc they have notes for the customer, I want to be able to only have the notes line show if there is a note but it also needs to be able to show more than one note at a time e.g. if the part needs engineering work and it needs a colour check I need to let the customer know this. Is the choose expression the right one and do you have any clues as to the correct format for this?
Thanks

]]> By: Luke Hayler http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/the-choose-function-in-ssrs/#comment-92 Luke Hayler Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:13:32 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=74#comment-92 Hi Sarah, Firstly, excuse the delay. For some reason your comment got picked up as spam... I have similar reports that use dynamic groupings and have found that (although bulky) using cascading parameters works best. Create a list [Salesman | Customer | Order | Plant]. Now create 4 parameters that each call the list (Group 1, Group 2, etc). However, for each Group after Group 1 you will need to exclude the option that was selected in the previous groups. This will give you users total control over how the groupings will be displayed, but may need a little training to explain how to use them to the best effect. Here's <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/chrishays/archive/2004/07/15/DynamicGrouping.aspx" rel="nofollow">a nice article from Chris Hays on Dynamic grouping</a> that should help you. Let me know if you come up with any other ways to do this! Hi Sarah,

Firstly, excuse the delay. For some reason your comment got picked up as spam…

I have similar reports that use dynamic groupings and have found that (although bulky) using cascading parameters works best. Create a list [Salesman | Customer | Order | Plant]. Now create 4 parameters that each call the list (Group 1, Group 2, etc). However, for each Group after Group 1 you will need to exclude the option that was selected in the previous groups.

This will give you users total control over how the groupings will be displayed, but may need a little training to explain how to use them to the best effect.

Here’s a nice article from Chris Hays on Dynamic grouping that should help you.

Let me know if you come up with any other ways to do this!

]]> By: Sarah http://lukehayler.com/2009/07/the-choose-function-in-ssrs/#comment-91 Sarah Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:35:37 +0000 http://www.lukehayler.com/?p=74#comment-91 Is there a way that I can use a parameter value for the array of choices? I am working with a report that needs to have either 3 or 4 groups. There are 4 different combinations for the order of the groups. I would like to report user to be able to select the order of the groups from a dropdown box. Because only one choice requires 4 groups, I decided to repeat the 3rd group as the 4th group and hide it in the display if only 3 groups are needed. Here are the group choices. I have indicated the group that I will hide with (). Select Groups: Salesman, Customer, Order, (Order) Salesman, Plant, State, (State) Salesman, Plant, Customer, Order Plant, Customer, Order, (Order) I haven't been able to figure out the correct syntax to use in the parameter value. Of course I could just use 4 parameters, one for each group, but I am hoping I can use this method. Thanks for you help! Sarah Is there a way that I can use a parameter value for the array of choices? I am working with a report that needs to have either 3 or 4 groups. There are 4 different combinations for the order of the groups. I would like to report user to be able to select the order of the groups from a dropdown box. Because only one choice requires 4 groups, I decided to repeat the 3rd group as the 4th group and hide it in the display if only 3 groups are needed. Here are the group choices. I have indicated the group that I will hide with ().

Select Groups:
Salesman, Customer, Order, (Order)
Salesman, Plant, State, (State)
Salesman, Plant, Customer, Order
Plant, Customer, Order, (Order)

I haven't been able to figure out the correct syntax to use in the parameter value.

Of course I could just use 4 parameters, one for each group, but I am hoping I can use this method.

Thanks for you help!
Sarah

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