CR 2008 Parameter Fields Question

[Former Member]

Hi,

Is there any way to put all parameters input into one page when run a report generated by CR 2008 (cR Developer Version 12.0.0.683).

I do not want a user to enter parameter #1 data on the first screen page, enter parameter #2 data on the second screen page before a user

click "Finish" button to generate a report. I want all parameters in one page.

Thanks,

John

[former_member11696]

Hi John,

First thing to do is upgrade to current patch level also. You are using the original release.

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-27917

Don

[abhilash_kumar]

Ho John,

Usually, CR always shows parameters on the same page, unless you have created a command level parameter and a report level parameter.

How many parameters does your report have and where?

-Abhilash

[vitaly_izmaylov]

Abhilash,

Some users call parameter batch in CR 2008 as paginated dropdown. See for example:

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1503212

Picture tells more than thousand words. This is parameter batch or paginated dropdown:

If that is the page John referring to, then solution is:

Go to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Business Objects\Suite 12.0\Crystal Reports\ReportView

and modify decimal value  for "PromptingLOVBatchSize" to maximum of possible values. Please note big numbers may affect performance.

Other scenario could be report connected to XML datasourse, in this case first page would prompt for http parameters and the second page for report parameters

or

Report connected to Business View with parameters in Data foundation and parameters in the report itself.

I think the best option is to have a look at the report.

Vitaly

[abhilash_kumar]

Oh Yes Vitaly. I just took John's query in a literal way!

This is what confused me - "I do not want a user to enter parameter #1 data on the first screen page, enter parameter #2 data on the second screen page before a user click "Finish" button"

Perhaps it's the 'screen page' that confused me more!

Anyway, I think John could tell us better as to what he is looking for.

-Abhilash