Global Parameter

The global parameter can be used in all templates under the current project.

The difference between the global parameter and the template parameter is as follows:

The global parameter can be used in all templates under the current project, while the template parameter can only be used in the current template.

Global Parameter Defining

Choose Server > Global Parameter on the menu bar, add a parameter area, and set Default Value to Jiangsu Province, as shown in the following figure.

Note: 

This global parameter can be used in all templates under the current project.

Note: 

The default names of newly added parameters are P1,...Pn, which cannot be renamed directly in the input box. You need to double-click the parameter name on the left to modify the parameter in V 11.0.

Report Opening

Open the report %FR_HOME%\webroot\WEB-INF\reportlets\doc\Primary\GroupReport\Group_Report.cpt.

Parameter Filtering Setting

Double-click the cell containing the data column of Region, select Filter, select Parameter in the value area, select the parameter named area from the drop-down box, and click the Add button, as shown in the following figure.

Note: 

The global parameter area is not created in the current template, but the parameter can be called directly in the template. 

Widget Setting

Enter into the parameter editing interface, and the global parameter is displayed on the upper right, as shown in the following figure.

Click Add All, and set the parameter interface, as shown in the following figure.

Effect Display

Save the report, and click Pagination Preview. As the default parameter is Jiangsu Province, you can click Query to view the data of Jiangsu Province. The following figure shows the effect on the PC.

The following figure shows the preview effect on the DataAnalyst app and the HTML5 terminal.

For details, you can download the template Global Parameter.cpt

Note: 

Since the global parameter can be used in all templates under the current project, you need to set global parameters for your projects in the designer. In the provided template, you cannot view the set global parameter by choosing Server > Global Parameter, but you can still preview the effect. 

Avoiding Name Duplication Between the Global Parameter and the Template Parameter

When a global parameter name is the same as a template parameter, only one of the parameters will be displayed on the parameter interface without differentiation, and the template parameter will prevail, as shown in the following figures.

The global parameter setting:

The template parameter setting:

The following figure shows the parameter interface display.

Remote Configuration of the Global Parameter

For details about linking a remote server, see Remote Design.

If you want to configure and view a report with the locally set global parameter on the remote designer, you need to switch the directory to the remote work directory, and set the same global parameter as the local one, after which you can use the global parameter in the FRM report system of the remote designer.

Calculation on Demand for the Global Parameter

In 11.0.33 and later versions, global parameters are calculated on demand now, avoiding calculations on all parameters before the calculation of each template. This can significantly improve performance and resolve white screen issues.

Note: 

1. Such calculation is not subject to whether Calculation Delay of Global/Template Parameters is enabled.

 2. This function is not applicable in FVS.