Using parameters

A parameter is an element in reports or dashboard gadgets that provides input to the select data used in a file job. Report developers use parameters to request report data from users for processing, formatting, and determine aspects such as:

n	Which records are retrieved

n	The sorting sequence of the data

n	The output format

If an Actuate file has parameters, the user sets the parameter values when running the file job or uses the default parameter values set by the developer. If a report parameter file is available, the user that starts a report and loads the report parameters with predefined values.

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