Using prompt in the report

Hi
I am generating report having prompt ,my report displays having deptno,deptname,designation.
By selecting the deptno through prompt the report generated for particular deptno information.But the thing is i dont want to drag deptno into result page only i took deptname,designation but i want to display deptno also in report by selecting deptno in prompt.
pls let me know wat property of prompt will help full is there any other way.
Thanka in advance.

You need to use the UserResponse() function to show the selected value from the prompt on Report.
Create a variable on report with formula - UserResponse("Enter Dept No.")
P.S. The string here Enter Dept No. should exactly match with the prompt string.
Regards,
Rohit

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