Ho can I schedule a WEBI report with dynamic parameters???

Question

Hello again!!
Here i am with another detail about scheduling, the thing this time is that ia need to schedule a report with one parameter every week but with a different value for the parameter every week.
This is i need this week to run the report SALES BY STORE filtered by week with this value 2011 - 45 (yyyy - num ofweek) but the next week the value for the same parameter must be 2011 - 46
is it possible??? i mean is possible to schedule a report with different value for the parameter each time that it runs???
I know that i can schedule a report with different values for a parameter to send it to severals users whith different data but the values for the parameter are the same every time that it runs and i dont need that.
Any help or clue will be very appreciated

Answer 1

Hi Elio,
Do you have access to modify your universe?
Then you should try Dave Rathbun's idea. Here is the link:
http://www.dagira.com/2008/07/21/using-a-magic-date-value-in-prompts/
Note that you'll have to adapt it to what you need, in this case to the week number.
For example if you are using Sybase syntax you'd get 2011 - 46 with:
convert(varchar, year(getdate()))+' - '+convert(varchar, datepart(wk,getdate()))
So you'll new object in Universe would look like :
your_table.week = case when @prompt('Enter week','C',,mono,free) = 'This week' then convert(varchar, year(getdate()))+' - '+convert(varchar, datepart(wk,getdate()))  else @prompt('Enter week','C',,mono,free)  end
Adapt it to the syntax of the database you use. Then after creating this object in your universe you'll have to go back to your report and Edit the query and use this object in the filter area instead of  a normal prompt.
When you have to schedule the report leave the prompt with the parameter 'This week'
Hope this helps
Regards
Erika
Edited by: PadawanGirl on Nov 8, 2011 3:35 PM