Option | Description | Use |
Combo Box | Provides a combination of a drop‑down list and a text box, where the user can either select a value from the list or type a value | Enables the user to select one or more values, or type a specific value for which BIRT Studio displays data. |
List Box | Displays available values in a drop‑down list | Enables users to select one or more values. If you use the In operator, the list box is the only available display type. |
Radio Button | Displays the values as radio buttons | Enables the user to select one value at a time. Additionally, this option enables a report developer to provide the user with a limited number of values from which to choose. |
Text Box | Requires that the user type a value | Enables the user to type a value for which BIRT Studio displays data. |
Text Box‑Auto Suggest | Provides the user with the available values that match a certain number of typed characters | Activate auto suggest after any number of typed characters. For example, if you activate auto suggest after one character, and if the user types S, all the values beginning with that character appear in a list from which the user selects a value. In case there is no match, BIRT Studio displays the message No Suggestions. |