Opendocument link showing parameter while using lsS

Question

Hi,
We are using OpenDocument to view a report. We want to pass the default values to the parameters for crystal report. While using lsS when the date is specified to the parameter the parameter to which the value is assigned stops getting displayed in the parameter panel.
We want to display the parameter with the default value which is passed.
Is there a solution for the same?
Regards,
Simran

Answer 1

Well, there isn't a 'neat' way to do this other than the Java way.
Here are some options though:
1) Create a command object with a SQL query that returns one row and one column in the form of 'first day of last month'. Change the existing Date prompt type in your report to 'dynamic' and choose the field from the command object above as the 'value' field.
This will remove the calendar date picker and instead you'll need to choose the value from the drop-down. The drop-down will always get the first day of last month from the SQL query.
2) Create a blank report and create a formula in the report that returns first day of last month. Insert the original report as a Subreport and link this formula field to the date prompt in the Subreport. This method will completely get rid of the prompt as the value is automatically passed to a subreport. If the existing report already contains a subreport then you can't use this method anyway.
-Abhilash