Cascading Filters in Report Model

Hi
I have created a Report Model for Adhoc Reports, we are using Report Builder 1.0 as Adhoc tool. Now the issue is when the user filters the data. First, user applies filter on Product Catogery Table (ProductCatogery_ID = 1) , now when trying to apply
filter on Product Sub Catagory Table, in the filter drop down it is showing all the Sub_Catagory_IDs, but the user wants to see only those Sub_Catagory_IDs related to (ProductCatogery_ID = 1). How can we acheive this in Report Builder.
Royal Thomas

Hi Royal Thomas,
According to your description, you created an Ad-hoc report with report model as data source in Report Builder 1.0. You want to create a cascading parameter, after ProductCatogery_ID is selected, the list of values for Sub_Catagory_ID will be displayed depends
on the value chosen in preceding parameter.
I tested the issue in my local machine, I can add a filter by dragging an entity or field name to the filter area and specify a comparison operator and criteria. But I’m afraid we could not create cascading parameters achieve that in Report Builder 1.0,
as a workaround, we can achieve Cascading Parameter in Report Designer and in Report Builder 2.0.
For more information about Add Cascading Parameters to a Report, please refer to the following document:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd255197(v=sql.100).aspx
If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
Thanks,
Wendy Fu

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There is a similar issue, you can refer to it.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/22207c21-03c7-4e5a-bb67-0372f29220a3/sql-server-reporting-services-2008-creating-report-models-using-stored-procedures
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The first isn't a trouble, but the secons can turn in it.
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hi
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Hi Chezhian,
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http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bimusings/archive/2006/07/20/673051.aspx
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Report Model Connection (SSRS)
Setting Item-Level Permissions on a Report Server
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Katherine Xiong
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Hello,
I am trying to create a report model in SSRS 2012. Unfortunately the option create new report model project is not avaialble any more. How can i create a report model in this version?
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Andreas

Hello Andreas,
In SSRS 2012 Report Models are deprecated. Existing model will still work, but you can't create new models.
See Deprecated Features in SQL Server Reporting Services in SQL Server 2012
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