Dynamic Graphs

I want let the end user decide on which type of graphic(via a report
parameter) is used for displaying the data (Bar, Column, 2D, 3D, etc.) I
couldn't find any option to define the chart type e.g. with the aid of an
expression. Do I have to place any possible chart type in my report layout
and control the appearance by defining an expression for the 'visibility'
property?Niklas,
You can't do it with an expression. Instead, the option I would go for is
building a custom app to get the user selection and update the report RDL.
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Hope this helps.
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"Niklas" <Niklas@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I want let the end user decide on which type of graphic(via a report
> parameter) is used for displaying the data (Bar, Column, 2D, 3D, etc.) I
> couldn't find any option to define the chart type e.g. with the aid of an
> expression. Do I have to place any possible chart type in my report layout
> and control the appearance by defining an expression for the 'visibility'
> property?|||Thanks Teo,
I often see answers, dealing with generating the RDL dynamically. Please
correct me, if I'm wrong, but I don't think this is a solution in a
multi-user environment. I need fixed RDL files, guaranteeing the same
behaviour. So, I cannot change the RDL, every time a user wants to access the
report?!?!
"Teo Lachev [MVP]" wrote:
> Niklas,
> You can't do it with an expression. Instead, the option I would go for is
> building a custom app to get the user selection and update the report RDL.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> ---
> Teo Lachev, MVP [SQL Server], MCSD, MCT
> Author: "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"
> Publisher website: http://www.manning.com/lachev
> Buy it from Amazon.com: http://shrinkster.com/eq
> Home page and blog: http://www.prologika.com/
> ---
> "Niklas" <Niklas@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AAF771C4-37F6-4D94-8C77-21B8792FA6EC@.microsoft.com...
> > I want let the end user decide on which type of graphic(via a report
> > parameter) is used for displaying the data (Bar, Column, 2D, 3D, etc.) I
> > couldn't find any option to define the chart type e.g. with the aid of an
> > expression. Do I have to place any possible chart type in my report layout
> > and control the appearance by defining an expression for the 'visibility'
> > property?
>
>|||Niklas,
Not really. You basically need to generated the report RDL and upload it to
the report catalog under an unique name, e.g. the user logon id. The way I
addressed this on a similar occasion in the past was to have the report
template RDL file included in my web application. My web app will load the
template, change it as needed and upload it to the report catalog. Then, it
will render the report. Finally, when the user logs out, the web app will
purge the report.
Does this make sense?
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Teo Lachev, MVP [SQL Server], MCSD, MCT
Author: "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"
Publisher website: http://www.manning.com/lachev
Buy it from Amazon.com: http://shrinkster.com/eq
Home page and blog: http://www.prologika.com/
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"Niklas" <Niklas@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Teo,
> I often see answers, dealing with generating the RDL dynamically. Please
> correct me, if I'm wrong, but I don't think this is a solution in a
> multi-user environment. I need fixed RDL files, guaranteeing the same
> behaviour. So, I cannot change the RDL, every time a user wants to access
the
> report?!?!
> "Teo Lachev [MVP]" wrote:
> > Niklas,
> >
> > You can't do it with an expression. Instead, the option I would go for
is
> > building a custom app to get the user selection and update the report
RDL.
> >
> > --
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > ---
> > Teo Lachev, MVP [SQL Server], MCSD, MCT
> > Author: "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"
> > Publisher website: http://www.manning.com/lachev
> > Buy it from Amazon.com: http://shrinkster.com/eq
> > Home page and blog: http://www.prologika.com/
> > ---
> >
> > "Niklas" <Niklas@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:AAF771C4-37F6-4D94-8C77-21B8792FA6EC@.microsoft.com...
> > > I want let the end user decide on which type of graphic(via a report
> > > parameter) is used for displaying the data (Bar, Column, 2D, 3D, etc.)
I
> > > couldn't find any option to define the chart type e.g. with the aid of
an
> > > expression. Do I have to place any possible chart type in my report
layout
> > > and control the appearance by defining an expression for the
'visibility'
> > > property?
> >
> >
> >