Using customized parameters

You can use the My parameters My parameters icon pane to tailor reports according to your role and to maintain consistency across reports.

Your administrator can define global parameters that have default values. These global parameters can be used by all report authors. You can set your own values for the parameters, which are then automatically applied to reports when they run.

You can apply parameter values with or without prompts:

  • If applied on a prompt page, the parameter defaults to the value you defined in My parameters
  • If applied in a filter expression, the report runs with the default values that you selected previously

About this task

You can use global parameters when you perform these tasks:

Procedure

  1. Click the My parameters icon My parameters icon.
    Note: If you don't see the My parameters icon, then your administrator hasn't defined any global parameters for your role.

    The My parameters pane opens. Parameters that were created by your administrator are listed. For each parameter, values appear. Check boxes are selected next to values that your administrator specified as the default values.

  2. If you want to use a different default value than the one assigned by your administrator, you can select a different value.
    Tip: Check with your administrator before you change default parameter values. There might be a reason why the administrator set a value.
  3. If you changed one or more default values, but then decide to revert to the values set by your administrator, click Reset.