Pretty new to SSRS and I have a datetime field in my SSRS report "Fields!Call_Attempt.Value" that I want to affect another text box in my report. If this field is between two specific times I want this box to return a unicode checkmark.
So my code looks something like this
=iif(Fields!Call_Attempt.Value < 12:00:00
and Fields!Call_Attempt.Value >= 8:00:00, "✓", "")
Obviously this code doesn't work. I just haven't been able to find the logic in SSRS to compare datetimes...
Thanks for looking
You could try adding a calculated field to the data set with the following expression:
=IIf(Hour(Fields!Call_Attempt.Value)<12 and Hour(Fields!Call_Attempt.Value)>=8, "x", "")
I'm assuming that you have a table in the report, and the one of the cells in that table is the date/time field.
You could add a calculated field to the data set with the check/unchecked value you want, then include that field in the table.
You could change the properties of the table cell and include the above expression as the value for the cell. (Right click the cell, choose Properties. The cell value is under the General tab and you can put the expression there.)
More than likely, you'll want to include multiple columns in the table, one with a formatted date/time and another with the checkbox. In that case, you can add a column to the table, then merge the header cells and change borders so that it looks like one column with some of the values checked.
In summary, you could use the above expression to return whatever you need for anything in the table cell: the value, the tooltip, the font, the text color, the fill color, the action, the alignment...
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I have a DataTable that I'm passing to a FlexCel report. It contains a variable number of columns, so I'm using the Full Dataset feature (e.g. <#table_name.*>).
However, only a subset of the fields are dynamically generated (I have a variable number of attachments). The column name for each attachment field starts with a common word (e.g. "Attachment0", "Attachment1", etc).
What I would like to do is output the known finite set of fields and then the variable number of attachments. It would be nice if I could write something like <#table_name.Attachment*> (and <#table_name.Attachment**>). Is there any way in FlexCel Reports I can achieve the same result?
A side benefit to such a solution means that I could keep the formatting for the known/finite set of fields.
Update
I added place holder columns to the document, each with a <#delete column> tag, so that the un-wanted columns/data are removed.
Although this works, it's not ideal. For example, if I want to see how the columns fit in the page width (in print preview), then I need to hide the columns. Then I have to remember to un-hide them again, so other developers can see/understand my handy work.
It would be much more straight forward if I could filter the fields before they're output to the document.
I realised there's an alternate way around this problem. I broke up the data into two sets of data - <#table_name.*> and <#table_name_attachments.*>.
The fixed set of fields are in the first table and the variable set of fields is in the second table (all the "Attachment*" fields). When the report is run, I place them next to each other (in the same order) in the same worksheet. This means I have two table ranges - "_table_name_" and "_table_name_attachments_" on the one sheet.
Now I'm able to run my print preview without hiding/re-showing the columns-to-be-deleted. I've also eliminated human error - it was all to easy to accidentally set the wrong number of padded/delete columns.
I am trying to create a report putting a field called contact which has the name of a person. This name is linked directly to another table where I keep all the contacts.
For some strange reason, when I include this name (which in query view displays as the name of the contact), instead of the name appearing, the unique ID number is shown on my report.
As mentioned in the article cited in the above comment, you can use a Combo Box control on your report to do the lookup for you. To see how this can be done, create a new report based on the table containing the lookup field, then drag and drop that field onto the report. That will create a Combo Box control with properties that look something like this:
Row Source: SELECT [Clients].[ID], [Clients].[LastName] FROM Clients;
Bound Column: 1
Column Count: 2
Column Widths: 0";1"
You could use a similar Combo Box control on your actual report to display the client's name rather than their numeric ID value.
Another alternative would be to change the Control Source of the report's Text Box control to have it do a DLookUp() on the table. If the lookup field is named [client] then changing the Control Source of the Text Box to something like
=DLookUp("LastName","Clients","ID=" & [client])
would also work.
I wanted to add to the great answer by Gord:
When using a "web" database (started in Access 2007 I think), you cannot change a report's fields to ComboBox style, nor can you use DLookUp(). (web databases lack a ton of features)
The workaround for this, if you want to create a Web-Report that uses lookup fields, is to create a Web-Query first based on your Web-Table (all the Web-* stuff has a www planet icon over the logo, if you create a new Web-DB in Access 2007+ you'll see what I mean)
So, instead of Table -> Report, you'll have to do W-Table -> W-Query -> W-Report.
Then, the only thing you need to customize to get the data right is the W-Query. Start by trying to reproduce the look in the query to match what you want users to see in the report. Note that here in the query, lookups will work fine (instead of the unique ID's, you get field names like you want). However, this will not carry over to the report. To do that, you gotta get the actual text field name you want into the query:
You should already have one table in your query; start by adding the table that your first lookup field points to. For example, the table I want to print is called Stock_Boards, and it has a lookup field called PCBID_lookup that points to the table Stock_PCBs.
Since you're using lookup fields, there should already be a relationship line between the two tables when you add the second one. If there isn't, something has gone horribly wrong.
Now, see how that line connects two fields on the two different tables? For example, I've got my PCBID_lookup field on my Stock_Boards table, which connects to the ID field on my Stock_PCBs table. If I created a report from this now, PCBID_lookup would be a number, a number that correlates to the ID of a record on Stock_PCBs.
To fix it, I will add the name field I want to show up on the report. In my example, that happens to be a Part Number, rather than the ID. I add the PartNumber field from my Stock_PCBs table to the query, and remove the PCBID_lookup field of the Stock_Boards table from my query.
Since PartNumber is what I want to show up on my report, it effectively replaces the original field (PCBID_lookup)
Repeat for all lookup fields you want in your report.
I had 1 more: I removed the Status field of the Stock_Boards table (which was an ID/Lookup) and added the 'Status' field from the Status table (which was the actual text name)
When finished, your query should look exactly how you want the data to appear, without any special tricks or asking Access to do something unnatural. Save your query, and create a web-report from it. Done!
In forms I have a block that contains name of tables.
The column is narrow so I want to add a tooltip that contains the value for each row.
I tried to put this code in post_query
:set_item_property('block1.value',tooltip_text, :block1.value);
but the tooltip always contains the last row's value and shows
it for all the rows. What could be the problem here?
set_item_instance_property is the ideal way to affect a column for just specific rows of data. But, tooltip_text is not available for setting via set_item_instance_property.
What you could do, though, is put your call to set_item_property into a when-new-record-instance trigger on the block. That way it should change the tooltip each time a new record becomes the focus.
Does anyone know a way to have all the rows of one column of a repeating table to always have the same value?
Say the user changes the value in the first row for that column, then all the other cells in that column change to have the new value. (Preferably this will happen if a user changes any cell in the column, not just the one in the first row, but just the first row would be fine if that's all that's possible).
I have access to both InfoPath 2007 and InfoPath 2010 so can use either. The form submits data to and receives data from an SQL Server database. Code is fine if this requires it.
You basically want to change the field from a repeating field to just multiple copies of the same field (since you want it to always be the same there is no point in storing multiple versions).
On the data source tab, all the fields that you put in the repeating section are in a group folder with the little repeating icon on it. Right click on the field you want to be non repeating and choose move. Put it anywhere outside the repeating group folder (the encompassing folder is usually a good choice but it can be anywhere). The field on the design surface will now show a little info box that says "this item can't be repeated" (or similar).
Now you just have multiple copies of the same field - so if you change any one of them they will all update to reflect the value.
I have a rdl report which contains Legend, chart and rows of records below legend and chart. I got a problem here is I can repeat legent and chard for every type new item but I cannot repeat headers for rows of records. I tried with visibility but did not work. headers are simple as row in the table in rdl report which are required to show date, time, position , like that for every record coming database , any suggestions much appreciated
If you want to repeat header with each row and you are using Visual Studio for designing, it is easy:
Simply click the data row (the one in the middle), right-click it and choose Insert Row Above, in that row you can insert your header text and it will repeat with each row record.
If I haven't deciphered your question correctly, please leave a comment.