CHAPTER 13Refining Parameters, Calculations, Sorting, and Percentages

This, the third chapter in the advanced techniques section of the book, will deal with parameters, calculations, sorting, and percentages. As you become more expert in Discoverer, your queries will become more complex. A change in one data item could bring about the need to change a variety of query definitions. Chapter 12 took an in-depth look at conditions. By changing a condition, you may need to reevaluate one or more of the following items: parameters, conditions, sorts, and percentages.

In this chapter, you will learn to change a condition to a parameter, use dynamic parameters, activate and deactivate parameters, edit parameters, and rearrange the order of parameters. ...

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