Parameter form for a report portlet

Hi,
What's the best/easiest method of creating a form that a user can enter parameter values which are then used to restrict query in a report portlet?
Is there any way of doing this via the wizards / without coding? The a report portlet generated via the wizard only seems to let a user be able to specify parameter values by them first clicking the "Customize" link on the portlet.
The form portlet wizard does not seem geared to generating a form that is simply used to enter parameters...
Help!

Hi,
You cannot right now make the customization form a portlet. You can use the form to accept parameters and call the report in the success procedure by passing the columns of the form. There are lots of question answered in the forum on passing form field values to a report. That could help.
Thanks,
Sharmila

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Using rwservlet on the web I can specify paramform=yes and I'll get a parameter form for my reports, which is really handy as it saves me from having to build my own forms. However when I run JSPs directly I cannot seem to get the automated form. Am I missing something obvious or is the parameter form just not available when you run JSPs directly?
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Hi Robert,
The description of the command line keyword PARAMFORM in Publishing Reports manual says:
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hello,
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http://server/reports/rwservlet?report=rtm0350.rep&desformat=html&userid=un/pw@hostring&server=rep_server&paramform=yes
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If this is a 'paper' report then =yes has always worked for me as long you have parameters declared in the report.
Description Use PARAMFORM to specify whether to display the Runtime Parameter
Form when you execute a report through CGI or a servlet. PARAMFORM is used only to
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Values
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Parameter Form in Oracle Report!!

Dear Oracle Users' Group:
I have problem with "Parameter Form" in Oracle Report.
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"SELECT A.FIELD1, A.FIELD2
FROM MYDATABASE.MYTABLE A
WHERE
A.FIELD1 = :P_1";
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and generates the report based on the runtime
parameter. Works perfect on Oracle8i database's
Report front end.
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====================
General Information
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Parameter Form Field
Source: P_1
Parameter
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Width: 40
Initial Value:
Validation Trigger:
List of Values:
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================
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Hi, Kimmy
Try: &paramform=yes]http://webserver.com:80/dev60cgi/rwcgi60.exe?server=repserver&report=rep1&userid=scott/tiger@orcl&destype=cache&desformat=htmlcss&paramform=yes
I've also sent you an email about key maps.
Enjoy! Web Reporting is a great feature.
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I want to create a transaction code for a report .
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> Sandra Rossi wrote:
> Maybe I am not clear.
Perhaps I should have been more direct as well - this whole requirement sounds like a nonsense idea and the post which has been awarded the correct answer is questionable.
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> >
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>
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The following screenshots are for your reference:
For detail information about Creating Standard Subscriptions, please refer to the following document:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/ms156307(v=sql.105)
If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
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Parameter form in web reports

Hi All !!
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Hi All !!
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