Reference report column from another page?

Question

I have a work order report with column link. Upon clicking link, control goes from page 2 to page 3 where I want to show details about components in work order. How do I reference the work order ID (report column on page2) from the query in page 3? I know I can reference page items, but how do you do you pass a value of a report column on the previous page?
Thanks.
Paul

Answer 1

Hi Paul,
Typically I would create an Item on the page being called (Page 3 in your case) to receive a value being passed via your Link; this item could be hidden or read-only. You might want to name yours; P3_WORK_ORDER_ID or something to reflect the Primary Key (PK) of your Work Order.
On the Link Column on Page 2; I assume that your Target Page is 3.
Down in the Link Column section under Name and Value ;
Name might read P3_WORK_ORDER_ID
Value might read *#WORK_ORDER_ID* this would reference the work order id column on the Page 2 report.
Now on your Page 3 report; your SQL would need within its Where clause something like this:
my_table.work_order_id = :P3_WORK_ORDER_ID
Jeff