Report Builder 3 linked report parameters not working

Question

Hi,
I have an issue with Report Builder and linking to a report.
I have a Matrix report with two Row Groups of Area and Sub Area. It simply shows a total by area and subarea of our property stock.
I have a detail report that I want to link to. I want the matrix to work that when you click on either the area or the sub area it shows you those properties on a separate report.
On my detail report I have created two parameters. One called area_parameter and one called subarea_parameter. These are then added to the filter od the dataset.
On the matrix report – on the subarea total  - I have an action to open the detail report when area_parameter = Area and subarea_parameter = subarea. That works perfectly.
The issue I have when I add an action to area. I have just placed area_parameter = Area in the action and I keep getting an error –
The ‘subarea_parameter’ parameter is missing a value.
What do I need to do to get this to work. As I’m only clicking on the Area, the Sub Area shouldn’t matter?
I’m lost at how to get this to work. Is there a way round this.
Both report have the same shared dataset

Answer 1

Hi ikilledbill,
According to your description, there is a matrix with two row groups: Area and Sub Area. You want to jump to detail report when you click either the area or the sub area. It works fine when you click sub area, but when you add Go to report action to area,
the error occurred.
When we click area, we could not pass values of sub area to detail report by design. As a workaround, we can set default values for subarea parameter. For detail information, please refer to the following steps:
Create a dataset for subarea parameter.
Right-click subarea parameter and open Parameter Properties dialog box.
Type name and prompt, select Allow multiple values check box.
Click Default Values in left pane, select Get values from the query, then select dataset and value field from drop down list, then click OK.
Right-click area and click Text Box Properties.
Click Action in left pane, select Go to report and select a subreport from drop down list.
Click Add button to add parameter to run the detail report.
The following screenshot is for your reference:
If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
Thanks,
Wendy Fu
Wendy Fu
TechNet Community Support