How to filter a sharepoint list with report parameters

Question

Hello there,
I'm trying to make a sql report on a sharepoint library. I have no problems to connect to the library but i cannot find a way to filter my data source with report parameters. I've searched on the net a lot, found some stuffs about xml but nothing that shows
how to do it with sharepoint. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hi mgarant,
As you mentioned, by default, we can use xml parameter "query" to filter a SharePoint list from SQL Server Reporting Services. We can also modify the value for the "query" to use SQL Server Reporting Serivces parameters to filter the SharePoint list.
Below are the detailed steps for your reference:
 1.Change the query string to be a string like this:
<Query>
<SoapAction>http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListItems</SoapAction>
<Method Namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" Name="GetListItems">
<Parameters>
<Parameter Name="listName">
<DefaultValue>{ADBE55DB-63A1-4C14-9DA0-B1B05C13B4C8}</DefaultValue>
</Parameter>
<Parameter Name="query" Type="xml">
</Parameter>
</Parameters>
</Method>
<ElementPath IgnoreNamespaces="true">*</ElementPath>
</Query>
 2.In the dataset modification dialog, go to "Parameters" tab.
 3.Create a Report Parameter(e.g. CityParam).
 4.In parameter tab, create a parameter with:
Name: query
Value: ="<Query>
   <Where>
      <Eq>
         <FieldRef Name='WorkCity' />
         <Value Type='Text'>" & Parameters!CityParam.Value & "</Value>
      </Eq>
   </Where>
</Query>"
Please note, “case sensitive” is required. In this case, the parameter name for "query" must be in lower case. WorkCity is name of a field in the SharePoint list.
For more information about how to retrieve value from SharePoint list, I would suggest you reading the following article and threads:
http://vspug.com/dwise/2007/11/28/connecting-sql-reporting-services-to-a-sharepoint-list-redux/
http://blogs.msdn.com/mariae/archive/2007/12/13/querying-sharepoint-list-from-reporting-services-returns-only-not-null-columns.aspx
I also implemented a sample, you could download it from:
http://cid-3c7e963ff6ccd974.office.live.com/browse.aspx/.Public/SharePoint%20List%20sample?uc=2
Please feel free to ask, if you have any more questions.
Thanks,
Jin Chen
Jin Chen - MSFT