prompt/parameter position in UI

RS 2000 - I have 3 parameters in my report. I would like the 3rd parameter to be positioned directly under the 2nd parameter so it makes more sense to the user than when the parameters are displayed by default left-right top-bottom and the 3rd parameter ends up under the 1st parameter. What controls the position/location of the prompts? Do I have any control over it?I am very interested in this question. Maybe in 2 months you have found an answer (even if it is "No control over it"). Please help. Thank you.|||Unfortunately, that is exactly the response I got - there is no control over it at this time. I also did not get the impression that it was fixed in 2005.|||Thank you|||

The ordering of the controls is based on the ordering in the rdl. The layout for the parameters in Report Manager is not user adjustable. However, if you want to create your own web pages you can use the new web viewer control and create your own parameter area, ordering and displaying the parameters however you please. There is a significant amount of work required to do this generically, but it would be farily simple for a small set of reports and parameters.

-Daniel

prompt/parameter position in UI

RS 2000 - I have 3 parameters in my report. I would like the 3rd parameter to be positioned directly under the 2nd parameter so it makes more sense to the user than when the parameters are displayed by default left-right top-bottom and the 3rd parameter ends up under the 1st parameter. What controls the position/location of the prompts? Do I have any control over it?I am very interested in this question. Maybe in 2 months you have found an answer (even if it is "No control over it"). Please help. Thank you.|||Unfortunately, that is exactly the response I got - there is no control over it at this time. I also did not get the impression that it was fixed in 2005.|||Thank you|||

The ordering of the controls is based on the ordering in the rdl. The layout for the parameters in Report Manager is not user adjustable. However, if you want to create your own web pages you can use the new web viewer control and create your own parameter area, ordering and displaying the parameters however you please. There is a significant amount of work required to do this generically, but it would be farily simple for a small set of reports and parameters.

-Daniel

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prompt (parameter) position

RS 2000 - I have 3 parameters in my report. I would like the 3rd parameter to
be positioned directly under the 2nd parameter so it makes more sense to the
user than when the parameters are displayed by default left-right top-bottom
and the 3rd parameter ends up under the 1st parameter. What controls the
position/location of the prompts? Do I have any control over it?Sorry, the builtin report viewers don't provide control over the parameter
positions.
-- Robert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Patty B" <PattyB@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:20D41C77-B0C0-4B04-82E5-72DFE5FDE84D@.microsoft.com...
> RS 2000 - I have 3 parameters in my report. I would like the 3rd parameter
> to
> be positioned directly under the 2nd parameter so it makes more sense to
> the
> user than when the parameters are displayed by default left-right
> top-bottom
> and the 3rd parameter ends up under the 1st parameter. What controls the
> position/location of the prompts? Do I have any control over it?|||Will SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services allow setting the position of the
parameters?
"Robert Bruckner [MSFT]" wrote:
> Sorry, the builtin report viewers don't provide control over the parameter
> positions.
> -- Robert
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "Patty B" <PattyB@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:20D41C77-B0C0-4B04-82E5-72DFE5FDE84D@.microsoft.com...
> > RS 2000 - I have 3 parameters in my report. I would like the 3rd parameter
> > to
> > be positioned directly under the 2nd parameter so it makes more sense to
> > the
> > user than when the parameters are displayed by default left-right
> > top-bottom
> > and the 3rd parameter ends up under the 1st parameter. What controls the
> > position/location of the prompts? Do I have any control over it?
>
>|||No, it doesn't.
You could write your own web page with the top half showing the
parameters the way you want and show the report in the bottom half
using URL access. When you submit the parameters you could dynamically
change the report so the parameters are populated accordingly.
I have done similar things in RS2000 but you need to know some ASP
Cheers
Chris
Doris wrote:
> Will SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services allow setting the position of
> the parameters?
>
> "Robert Bruckner [MSFT]" wrote:
> > Sorry, the builtin report viewers don't provide control over the
> > parameter positions.
> >
> > -- Robert
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> >
> > "Patty B" <PattyB@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:20D41C77-B0C0-4B04-82E5-72DFE5FDE84D@.microsoft.com...
> > > RS 2000 - I have 3 parameters in my report. I would like the 3rd
> > > parameter to
> > > be positioned directly under the 2nd parameter so it makes more
> > > sense to the
> > > user than when the parameters are displayed by default left-right
> > > top-bottom
> > > and the 3rd parameter ends up under the 1st parameter. What
> > > controls the position/location of the prompts? Do I have any
> > > control over it?
> >
> >
> >sql