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ssrs 2008 subscriptions: Is there a way to quickly select all on parameters?

Asked by: busapps

Is there a way to select all or select none within a report when setting up subscriptions as one can do when running a report?  I have multi-valued parameters defined in my reports and some have hundreds of values, making checking each value a very tedious task.  

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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2009-11-03 at 16:47:02ID24869461
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sql server 2008

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ssrs

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subscriptions

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MS SQL Reporting

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SQL Reporting

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SQL Server 2008

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by: brejkPosted on 2009-11-04 at 03:42:28ID: 25738312

This post can help: http://blogs.msdn.com/chrishays/archive/2006/04/18/AllParameterValueRedux.aspx

Then just make 'All' the default value of the parameter.

 

by: busappsPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:17:08ID: 25742806

I used to use this technique in SSRS 2005.  It technically works, but doesn't really fit the business need because if I do this, the top 2 options when running the report ad hoc are "Select All" and "All", which is confusing to the users.  

What I'm looking for is a way to select all the options in my list of values or clear all the options in my list of values like I have when I run the report ad hoc.

 

by: rob_farleyPosted on 2009-11-09 at 15:24:44ID: 25781153

One option is to have a hidden parameter which specifies whether the All option should be included or not. By default, have it set to False, so that users of your report don't see it, but when you set up a parameter, set it to True and then pick the All option.

Hope this helps,

Rob

 

by: alchemy9Posted on 2011-01-24 at 08:33:57ID: 34683187

There is a 3rd party tool that allows you to manage SSRS subscriptions. It exports subscriptions to Excel, where it is easy to manipulate subscriptions, parameters etc.

SSRS Subscription Manager

Features:
•Backup report subscriptions to Excel
•Restore Subscriptions from Excel
•Supports Null, default and multi value parameters
•Validate parameter values before restore
•Easily identify parameter errors
•Works with custom delivery extensions
•Change subscription execution times
•Incremental execution times for subscriptions.
•Rerun subscriptions- reports not run or need to rerun.
•Change subscription description
•Amended reports having parameter name changes-  This can be a big issue.  Deploy a new report and with different parameter names or an additional parameter and all your subscriptions will stop working.
•Works with custom and shared schedules
•Migrate subscriptions across different SSRS Servers

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