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2.0 RC1 parameter frame [message #108616]

Thu, 12 January 2006 14:01

Eclipse User

Hello;
I cannot get the parameter frame to show in the BIRT 2.0 RC1 runtime. A
reposnse to another poster referenced the ability to show it via a button
next to the print button, but there are 2 problems with this:
1) no parameters show for me (I get an empty left hand frame)
2) It appears that I cannot "force" the frame to render

This makes it impossible for me to deploy a data-driven report menu that I
had planned for production implementation. I had gotten used to being able
to use the left hand frame for navigation purposes...

This is a substantial change to the UI pretty late in the game (from M3)
and it detracts from the flexibility of the product. Is there something
I'm missing or is this the way 2.0 prod viewer is planned to work? Thanks
very much for any insight.

Pete H

Re: 2.0 RC1 parameter frame [message #108691 is a reply to message #108616]

Thu, 12 January 2006 15:38

Eclipse User

use 3rd button not the 2nd one. 2nd one is for toc. See the tool tip.

Show parameter in the popup dialog is planed for 2.0 and checked in after
M3.

Its internal implementation is more or less samiliar to 1.0. The only
difference is to present it in a popup dialog. This is to make sure we
have a consistent UI behavior among all user operations such as exporting
data, ...

Re: 2.0 RC1 parameter frame [message #109041 is a reply to message #108691]

Fri, 13 January 2006 11:14

Eclipse User

Jun Zhai wrote:

>> Its internal implementation is more or less samiliar to 1.0. The only
> difference is to present it in a popup dialog. This is to make sure we
> have a consistent UI behavior among all user operations such as exporting
> data, ...

Hello Jun;
Thank you for your response. Is there a way to get the popup to come up
automatically when coming to the report for the first time? I want the
user to specify parameter values before seeing the report. This was more
intuitive when the parameters were shown in the frame since the user
didn't have to do anything to see they had a choice.

Pete H

Re: 2.0 RC1 parameter frame [message #111164 is a reply to message #109041]

Wed, 18 January 2006 17:29

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: PlanetTen.comcast.net

Pete, I found not specifying the default value at least in preview mode
forces the prompt UI to always come up... not sure if that helps you or not.

Pete H wrote:
> Jun Zhai wrote:
>
>>> Its internal implementation is more or less samiliar to 1.0. The only
>>
>> difference is to present it in a popup dialog. This is to make sure we
>> have a consistent UI behavior among all user operations such as
>> exporting data, ...
>
>
> Hello Jun;
> Thank you for your response. Is there a way to get the popup to come up
> automatically when coming to the report for the first time? I want the
> user to specify parameter values before seeing the report. This was more
> intuitive when the parameters were shown in the frame since the user
> didn't have to do anything to see they had a choice.
>
> Pete H
>

Re: 2.0 RC1 parameter frame [message #111190 is a reply to message #109041]

Wed, 18 January 2006 18:08

Eclipse User

In these 2 cases, dialog will popup automatically.
1) parameter not allow null value, but its has no current value.
2) parameter type is string, not allow blank, but its current value is
blank.

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