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Expand all toggle items in SQL Reporting Services Report

Asked by: pauldes

Is there some way to allow the user to expand all items displayed in a report that are collapsed by default when a report generates?

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2005-01-09 at 12:21:11ID21267561
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reporting

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services

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expand

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toggle

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all

Topic

SQL Reporting

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Answers

 

by: simon_kirkPosted on 2005-01-10 at 09:37:56ID: 13005148

Yes. Matrix and Table report items are capable of having visibility toggles based on rows, columns or cells.  Within the advanced properties of the report item you can set the initial visibility status, and on what toggles this visibility.

Could you elaborate a bit more on the report your trying to apply this to?

 

by: pauldesPosted on 2005-01-10 at 13:00:56ID: 13007400

Basically I have a report(table) that has 4 groups. Each group is toggled by the group above it. What  I want is another independent control or something that when clicked expanded and collapsed all 4 group/toggle items.

 

by: simon_kirkPosted on 2005-01-12 at 03:10:18ID: 13022612

According to Bruce Johnson at MS, SQL:RS SP1 does not currently support a 'Expand/Collapse All' toggle, though it is on their feature wish list for future versions.

I have seen a workaround that might work, which is based upon creating an extra parameter within the report that is used as an 'Expand All' for the users:

Quote from Chris McGuigan:
"I've done this by adding a parameter to say expand yes or no, in your scenario, default it to no. In the Visibility tab of the drill down level (Right click group line, and choose 'Edit Group'), I use an expression in the 'Initial visibility' section to return true or false depending on the parameter value. This way the user can expand all items at will by change the parameter and pressing 'View report'.

I've taken this further in a report with three drilldown levels. The parameter has four options, no expansion, expand level 1, expand level 2 etc. and then check this parameter in each groups visibility tab.  This is the expression for one of the groups, if it evaluates to True it hides the group.
= (Parameters!ExpandRows.Value<1)"

 

by: pauldesPosted on 2005-01-12 at 03:26:34ID: 13022706

Thanks for the excellent answer.

 

by: ltmnmPosted on 2008-02-18 at 10:46:46ID: 20922359

What if you want it to be real-time?  a button or even the paramter value?  so that when you click the button or choose expand all in the parameter the report automatically updates.  I want to be able to expand all items without having to click on the view report button again?  is there some hack that can be done behind it?  In the html for example?

 

by: neasarPosted on 2010-01-28 at 03:03:38ID: 26426415

Thanks ...! very handy,
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