Walkthrough: Associating a Reusable Parameter Sheet with a Report
To associate a reusable parameter sheet with a particular report so that the parameter sheet is used to acquire user input for the report, follow the steps below:
1. Open the report to which you wish to add the parameter sheet.
2. Select 'Report' > 'Parameter' from the Style Studio main menu. This opens the 'Parameter Definition' dialog box.
3. Click the Prompting tab, and select 'Use Parameter Sheets'.
The 'End point' box displays in red all report parameters defined in queries, data bindings, and in the 'Parameters' dialog box. As you link parameter sheets to the report, the parameters provided by those sheets turn from red to black in the 'End point' box. Note that a parameter needs to be provided only on a single path – not on every possible path – in order for its name to appear in black.
4. Click the 'Edit' button. This opens the 'Parameter Flow' dialog box.
5. Select the “StateList” parameter sheet from the left panel, and drag it into the window containing the 'Start point' and 'End point' boxes.
6. Click on the 'Start point' box, and drag the mouse over the 'StateList' box. This creates a link between the two boxes.
7. Click on the 'StateList' box, and drag the mouse over the 'End point' box. This creates a link between the two boxes which is labeled “condition1.

For more information about the features of the 'Parameter Flow' dialog box, see Cascading Parameter Sheets.
8. Click 'OK' in the 'Parameter Flow' dialog box, and then click 'OK' to exit the 'Parameter Definition' dialog box.
9. Select → in the Style Studio menu. Click the tab of the 'Style Studio Configuration' dialog box, and enable 'Preview Server Features'. Click 'OK' to close the dialog box.

10. Preview the report and observe the custom parameter prompting.
See Also
Embedded Parameter Sheets, for information about creating simplified embedded parameter sheets.
Parameter Dialog HTML Template, in Administration Reference, for information on customizing the default parameter prompting screen.
Parameter Dialog CSS File, in Administration Reference, for information on styling the default parameter prompting screen.
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