Dynamic data source in a BI Publisher report.

Hello,
I create a web page where I put a link to an BI Publisher Report and I want to pass a parameter to this link to indicate that XML file (datasource) this report should use.
Example : http://servername:port/analytics/saw.dll?bipublisherEntry&Action=open&itemType=.xdo&*XMLPATHANDFILENAME=\\...*
Is this possible?
Thanks!
Edited by: 830315 on May 17, 2012 11:03 AM

Basically what are you trying to do :
Attaching Mutiple Data Definition to a XML Program and deciding which one to call ased on parameter.Sorry you can not do that one Data DEfinition per Report.
ut there is one way of doing that.
Create multiple data defintion( mutiple programs) and then a master program something like
IF Master Program Param1 = 'X'
call BI Program 1
ELSIF Master Program Param1 = 'Y'
call I Program 2....
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