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 AR System or BMC Helix ITSM, 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

1. 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.
   
   1. 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.
   2. Select a report (for example, the Expiring Contracts by Date Range report).
2. In the BIRT Report Designer, select File > Open File, and open the .rptdesign file you exported from the Report form.
3. Open the Data Explorer tab, and click the Report Parameters node.
4. 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.
5. 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.