Crystal Reports for Eclipse Designer Guide

To create a parameter field

  1. In the "Field Explorer"view, right-click Parameters, and then click New.
  2. Enter a name for the parameter, and then click Enter.
    In the "Properties" view, you can change the name and type of the parameter along with other properties.
  3. Select the appropriate Type from the list.
    You can choose types such as String, Number, or Date, among others.
  4. In the "Properties" view, go to Prompt Text and enter the desired prompting text.
    For example, you might enter text such as "Select a Country."
    This is the text that you see in the prompting dialog box when you go to the Preview tab, or when you refresh the data on the Preview tab.
  5. In the Value area, click List of Values, and then click the button at the end of the field.
    The Pick List dialog box appears.
  6. Enter the values that you want to see when you go to the Preview tab.
    For example, you might add a list of countries for a String type, or a list of values for a Number type.
  7. When you are finished entering values, click OK.
    You return to the "Properties" view.
  8. Drag and drop the parameter into your report.

    Note: If you don't want to see the parameter field you dropped in your report, place it in a section you can suppress, such as a report header or footer.



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