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TabAlleman
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Posted - 2009-02-26 : 12:16:05
I am trying to use a parameter as a date in a report. The parameter contains today's date, "02/26/2009". The parameter is named "@ReportDate".

I am trying to use it in my MDX query to get the day before yesterday. I've tried every variation of [Time Dimension].[Date].&[@ReportDate].PREVMEMBER.PREVMEMBER I can think of, but nothing works. The above example, for instance, results in the error, "The @ReportDate string cannot be converted to the date type".

What is the correct way to use SSRS parameters in this manner?



-Tab Alleman

Cody
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24 Posts

Posted - 2009-02-27 : 02:49:38
Parameters!ReportDate.Value ?

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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

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Posted - 2009-03-02 : 13:02:34
you need to use STRTOMEMBER or STRTOSET functions for these and parameter value should be passed as suggested above (Parameters!ReportDate.Value)
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TabAlleman
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Posted - 2009-03-10 : 17:03:04
Got it working. The trick was to do this in my query:

STRTOMEMBER(@ReportDate).PREVMEMBER

And in my Dataset editor, go to the Parameters tab and define the @ReportDate parameter as this:

="[Time Dimension].[Date].[" & Parameters!ReportDate.Value & "]"

-Tab Alleman
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