Setting up associations between a report-template form and a report criteria form

For a report criteria form to function correctly with its associated report-template (Report type) form, both forms must be set up correctly. In the process of creating the report criteria form, the necessary associations should already have been set up there. So, this topic address the means to set up the necessary associations on the report-template form.

To set up associations on the report-template form:

  1. Open the report-template form and go into Design Mode.
  2. Select a component that you want to be affected by an option on the report criteria form.
  3. Depending on what you want the component to do with the parameter value is passed in, set up the data binding or the conditional action attribute:
    These are some common component responses:
    • If the parameter being passed is from a check box option on the report criteria form, typically you would want to either display or hide the data. In this case, you would use a Visible When attribute for the component, with a conditional action.

      For the conditional action, then, you would use the variable name as the Left Value and a Literal value of 1 for the Right Value.

    • If the parameter being passed is from a range setting on the report criteria form, …
  4. Save and close the report-template form.
  5. Launch the report criteria form and verify that the report object responds as expected when it is previewed or printed.