Use of Report Filters in a document to drive report content

Question

I have a webi document that contains two reports, a summary report and a detail report. These two reports run off the same query. The question is, if I add report filters (not query filters)  to the summary report, how can I dynamically refresh the detail report to use the same report filters, with out making the end user re-select the same report filters used in the summary report.
For example = I have a document that has a summary report that counts patients by location, in the same document I also have a detail report which uses the same query as the summary report, but prints the individual patients at each location.
I can add a report filter to the summary report, so I can filter on patients by *** code, which works great. But I would like the detail report to automatically pick up the report filter, so when I click on the detail report tab in my document, the detail report is also filtered on patient ***. I know that I can add the patient *** code report filter to the detail report and make the end user re-filter the detail report the same as the summary,  I am just trying to see if it is possible to do this automatically.
So far have not found anyway to do this. I prefer not having to write two queries, one for summary and one detail if at all possible.

Answer 1

Hi Christopher,
If you select just one value and your users are able to type it in,
not having to select it via a drop down box, you might get it to work using input controls.
Create a new report variable (lets say for *** code) that will hold the selected value
Just create it with ="" and then place it in the input variables as a single value entry field
(note you have to select in the input controls now) an
You can use the contents of this variable in a report filter on the detail report,
you can add as many selection fields as you want, but you are not able to choose from a list of values...
Good luck,
Marianne