Enabling the User to Filter Data  : Tutorial 3: Creating and using report parameters
 
Tutorial 3: Creating and using report parameters
This tutorial provides instructions for building a report that lists products, their vendors, and quantities in stock. Rather than display all the products in stock, the report shows only products that need to be re-stocked. Because the number at which inventory is considered low can change with time, the report uses a report parameter that prompts the user to specify the minimum stock threshold when the user runs the report. The report also uses a report parameter that lets the user select a particular vendor or all vendors for the products that need re-stocking.
In this tutorial, you perform the following tasks:
*Create a new report.
*Build a data source.
*Build a data set.
*Lay out the data.
*Create a report parameter that prompts for a minimum product quantity.
*Create a report parameter that prompts for a vendor name.
*Edit the query.
*Create data set parameters and bind them to the report parameters.
*Test the report parameters.
*Provide the option to select all vendors.
*Create a title that uses the report parameter values.