Saving Parameter Selections

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You can save parameter selection values for reports that run immediately or run deferred so that you can quickly and easily run the report with the same parameter values or review and optionally select different values.

You can save parameter reports to your My Content folder or a folder you are permitted to create private content in. The Save dialog box defaults to the folder location of the report being run. If you are not permitted to create private content in the default folder location, select your My Content folder or a folder you are permitted to create private content in.

Contact your Managed Reporting Administrator to obtain authorization to save private content.

You can also replace an existing Managed Reporting HTML form or procedure (FEX) when saving a Saved Parameter report. The replacement requires that the selected file must be the same type (HTML or FEX) as the file being saved. There are two types of Saved Parameter reports:

When you select Run from the menu options, the saved values are used to run the report and the prompt form does not display. When you select Edit Parameters, the prompt form appears so you can make changes to the values before running the request. You can Run Deferred, which also shows the prompt form before running the request. Additional menu items that are available are Delete, Add to Favorites, Add to Mobile Favorites, and Properties. You can also schedule the report procedure (FEX) for later execution if you have scheduling capabilities.

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Procedure: How to Save Parameter Values From the Autoprompt Page
  1. Run a report that has parameters.
  2. From the Auto Prompting Facility form, select your parameter values and then click Save.

    The Save File Content dialog box opens.

  3. Navigate to your My Content folder or another folder you are permitted to create content in and write to.

    Note: The location defaults to the same folder as the original report.

  4. Enter a name in the Title field and click Save.

    Note: If the folder does not list the saved report, click the refresh button (circle with arrow) in the toolbar to refresh the domain.


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Procedure: How to Save Parameter Values From an HTML Composer Page
  1. View an HTML Composer page that runs a referenced Managed Reporting procedure with parameter fields and the Save Values option.
  2. From the HTML Composer page, select your parameter values and then click the Save Values button.

    From an HTML Composer page, the default button displays Save Values, which can be customized when creating the HTML form with the Developer Studio Composer tool.

    The Save Values image save_params.gif is located in the WebFOCUS Client installation in drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS81\ibi_html\javaassist\ibi\html\describe. See the Designing a User Interface for a Web Application With HTML Composer manual for information on customizing a button to display an image from the Style Composer dialog box.

    The Save File Content dialog box opens.

  3. Navigate to your My Content folder or another folder you are permitted to create content in and write to.

    Note: The location defaults to the same folder as the original report.

  4. Enter a name in the Title field, and click Save.

    Note: If the folder does not list the saved report, you may need to click the refresh button (circle with arrow) in the toolbar to refresh the domain.


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