How to create a dropdown box in free hand sql??

Post Author: nalinipers
CA Forum: Desktop Intelligence Reporting
Hi every body,I have created a report by using free hand sql. My client wants to create a drop down box in that report.I do not know how to create the drop down box as i know how to create prompts in free hand sql.can you please help me to create the drop down box by using free hand sql. Periyasamy.

Post Author: jsanzone
CA Forum: Desktop Intelligence Reporting
Hi Periyasamy,
A drop down box is the same as a prompt that you would build when working in Designer. If you already have the prompt in mind that you want to use and it exists in your universe, then the easiest way to make it work in free hand SQL is to first build your query in the normal fashion that you would for any other report and include that prompt. Once you've got the objects and filters pretty much set, then capture the SQL, and modify it now as free hand SQL for your own situation. You will notice that there may be some "@prompt" stuff scattered in your SQL, which will now run as a drop down box when you go to run your free hand SQL. You can take note of how things were constructed and the next time you have to build your own free hand SQL you can either do it again the way just described, or build it totally on your own.

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