Adding the CustNumber Report Parameter

In this step we add the CustNumber report parameter to the CustomerInfo report. The purpose of adding report parameters is to allow users to change the specifications for a query directly from the report. To accomplish this, a prompt is added to the report that allows you to specify displaying a single customer by entering the customer number.

To add report parameters:

1. Select Report > Report Parameters from the SampleReports menu.

The Report Parameters dialog box displays.

2. Click Add, then type a name for the new parameter in the name textbox (in this tutorial, the parameter is named CustNumber).

3. Define the properties for the new parameter from the Property section of the Report Parameters dialog box.

4. When you have completed adding parameters and defining their properties, click OK.