Editing report parameters to filter web report results
You can edit report parameters to narrow your report results. When you run most out-of-the-box reports in or , the Parameter dialog box appears and requests information to narrow the report results. For example, the Parameter dialog box can request the Start Date and End Date for reports with a date range.

To edit the Parameter dialog box's fields
- Search for an out-of-the-box Web report that contains date-related fields that you want to edit, and save its .rptdesign file to a folder where you store reports.
- In the Report form, search for a report with the words Date and Range in its title by entering % Date Range in the Report Name field.
- Select a report (for example, the Expiring Contracts by Date Range report).
- In the BIRT Report Designer, select File > Open File, and open the .rptdesign file you exported from the Report form.
- Open the Data Explorer tab, and click the Report Parameters node.
- To edit a report parameter, right-click the report parameter you want to edit, and select Edit.
For example, if you want to edit the Start Date field, right-click Start Date.
For details about editing parameters, see the BIRT Report Designer online help. - If you want to see how a parameter is filtered for a data set, go to the Data Explorer tab, right-click the data set you want to examine, click Edit > Filters.
For details about editing a filter condition, see the BIRT Report Designer online help.
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