Order by in Parameter form for a formula col

Question

Hi,
I have made a report for fast moving products and have ordered by on a formula column. Is there any way to select the order by (ascending or descending) in the parameter form at runtime for the same formula column. Instead of making two different reports one for ascending and one for descending, is there any way the user can select at runtime in the parameter form?
For the same report, how can I specify Top 100, Top 50, Top 25 etc.
Your reply or comments would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
Rgds
Fahad Hanif

Answer 1

I think by declaring one additional variable in which
u will ask from user in which order he requires the
outpu ascending/descending. and in second variable u
assign the order,
For exp
your query in as
select * from table
&<var 2>
if after parameter trigger of the report mention
if <var1>='asc'
<var2>:='Order by fieldname asc';
else
<var2>:='Order by fieldname desc';
if;
ill solve ur requirement.
Thanks
Shishu PaulHi,
Thanx for your reply but unfortunately it dint work. It dint show me any error as such but the ordering did not take place.
The issue is that I need to do the ordering on the Formula Column. Simply adding an order by statement like ' order by :cf_4 ' shows an error. Though routing it through the variable dint show any error it neither did serve the purpose.
I need to find a way in getting the ordering on the formula column. Then I need is Top n number of products to be displayed based on the order by of the formula column.
Pls help me out on this.
Thanks
Rgds
Fahad Hanif