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Cognos Static prompt values to be passed to SQL

I have a static prompt which is a single select. In that I have two values lets call it A and B. So when I select option 'A' my report pulls all data from the DB which is expected. So when user Select option 'B' the report should pull only the records whose code = 'M'. Here code is a column name in the report.

Note: For option 'A' I don't need to set any prompt in the report because it should pull all records by default.

Solution

  • Let's assume your parameter name is param and data item is named item.

    Filter expression:

    if (?param? = 'A')
then ([item])
else ('M')
 = [item]

    Note: You absolutely need to use a prompt. The result of selecting A should be to not filter.