Procedure: How to Select Multiple Values From a Drop-Down List

When using a drop-down list input control to supply parameter values, the Multiple property value indicates whether multiple values can be selected from a list of supplied values at run time.

Note: A multi-select list enables you to select multiple values by using the Ctrl key while selecting values. In order to select multiple values in the drop-down list, the procedure must be set up to accept multiple values. Ensure that the Variable Type for the parameter value is Multiselect OR or Multiselect AND in the procedure.

  1. From the HTML canvas, insert a report with parameters that accept multiple values.

    For example, create a report with Multiselect OR as the variable type for the parameter, accepting a dynamic list of values from a Master File.

  2. When the New Parameters dialog box appears, accept the default control type of Drop down list and click OK.

    A drop-down list is created in the layout and assigned the name combobox(n), where (n) is a number.

  3. Select Multiple from the Multiple drop-down list in the Properties panel.

    This indicates that multiple items can be selected from the drop-down list.

  4. Save and run the HTML page.

    Select multiple values by using the Ctrl key while selecting values from the drop-down list.

    The drop-down list shows the selected multiple values. Click the Run button to run the report with the selected value parameters.