The Parameters Panel

• May 17, 2022
• 2 minutes to read

The Parameters panel allows you to specify parameter values in a report’s Print Preview.

Submit Parameter Values

When you open a report’s Print Preview, the Parameters panel displays default parameter values and descriptions.

Specify parameter values and click Submit to generate the report’s Print Preview. Set the report’s RequestParameters property to false to display a report document for the default parameter values when you open the Print Preview.

Reset Parameter Values to Defaults

Click the Reset button to reset parameter values to defaults.

Hide the Parameters Panel

To remove the Parameters panel from a report’s Print Preview, disable the Visible option for all report parameters in the Report Parameters Editor.

When you hide the Parameters panel, the report’s Print Preview is generated with the default parameter values.

Customize the Parameters Panel

You can unite report parameters into expandable groups, place parameters side-by-side, add separators, and more.

Default panel	Customized panel

View Example: Reporting for WinForms - Customize the Parameters Panel View Example: Reporting for ASP.NET Core - Customize the Parameters Panel

Refer to the ParameterPanelFluentBuilder class description for more information.

Implement a Custom Parameter Editor

The following image shows default editors for supported parameter types:

You can also implement a custom parameter editor. Refer to the following topics for details:

• Implement Custom Editors for Report Parameters (Windows Forms)
• Implement Custom Editors for Report Parameters (WPF)
• Implement Custom Editors for Report Parameters (ASP.NET WebForms)
• Implement Custom Editors for Report Parameters (ASP.NET MVC)
• Implement Custom Editors for Report Parameters (ASP.NET Core)
• Use the CustomizeParameterEditors Event (Blazor Reporting)