HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform - Manual (Page 20)

Creating a parameter with a dynamic prompt..........................................607
To create a parameter with a dynamic prompt...................................607
Creating a parameter with a cascading list of values..............................609
To create a parameter with a cascading list of values........................610
The Parameter Panel...............................................................................612
Working with lists of values......................................................................613
Sharing common lists of values within a report..................................614
Using separate value and description fields.......................................616
Using command objects as list-of-values data sources.....................617
Null handling.......................................................................................617
Long lists of values.............................................................................618
Best practices for prompting....................................................................619
Unmanaged reports............................................................................619
Managed reports................................................................................619
Converting unmanaged reports to managed reports.........................620
Deploying managed reports with dynamic prompts...........................621
Deleting parameter fields.........................................................................621
To delete a parameter that is not used in a formula...........................622
To delete a parameter used with the Select Expert............................622
To delete a parameter that is used in a formula.................................623
Responding to parameter field prompts..................................................623
Previewing a report for the first time...................................................623
Refreshing report data........................................................................624
Advanced parameter features.................................................................625
Creating a parameter with multiple prompting values........................625
Applying conditional formatting using parameter fields......................626
Creating a report title using parameter fields.....................................627
Specifying single or ranges of values.................................................628
Incorporating a parameter into a formula...........................................629
Defining sort order using parameter fields.........................................630
Defining entry type and format using the Edit Mask...........................631
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