Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Our filter is now parameterized and we are ready to create prompt controls to link with
the parameters.
4.
From the
Page Explorer
tab, select
Prompt Pages
folder.
5.
From the
Insertable Objects
pane, drag and drop a
Page
object into the
Prompt
Pages
area.
6.
Double-click
Prompt Page1
to activate the prompt page design.
7.
Change the prompt page title to
Prompt Page
.
8.
From the
Insertable Objects
pane, drag and drop a
Ta b l e
object into the page body of
the prompt page, and in the
Insert Table
dialog box, uncheck the
Maximize width
property and click
OK
.
A new table with one row and two columns is created. By unchecking Maximize width,
you are making the width of each column only long enough for the items placed inside
the cells.
9.
From the
Insertable Objects
pane, drag a
Te x t I t e m
object into each of the two cells in
the newly created table object. The text in each of the text boxes will be
Select Year:
and
Select Month:
, respectively.
10.
From the
Insertable Objects
pane, drag a
Va l u e P ro m p t
object into the first cell of the
table to the right of the
Select Year:
text item.
11.
In the
Prompt Wizard-Choose Parameter
dialog box, select the radio button for
Use
existing parameter
, and in the drop-down menu, select the
Ye a r
parameter. Click the
Next
button.
12.
In the
Prompt Wizard-Populate Control
dialog box, change
Query1
to
Ye a r P r o m p t
and click the
Finish
button.
13.
Click the new
Va l u e P ro m p t
object to select it and change the
Select UI
property to
ListBox
.
14.
From the
Insertable Objects
pane, drag another
Va l u e P ro m p t
object into the second
cell of the table to the right of the
Select Month:
text item.
15.
In the
Prompt Wizard-Choose Parameter
dialog box, select the radio button for
Use
existing parameter
, and in the drop-down menu, select
MonthNum
parameter. Click
the
Next
button.
16.
In the
Prompt Wizard-Populate Control
dialog box, change
Query1
to
MonthPrompt
.
17.
Click the ellipsis button next to the
Va l u e s t o d i s p l a y
property and navigate to the
Inventory (query)
namespace inside the
Sales and Marketing (query)
folder. Select
the
Month
query item from the
Time
query subject. Click
OK
and then click
Finish
.
