Default Values 

Definition

Dialog step in the variable wizard for variables with the processing type Manual Entry / Default Value

Use

You specify one or more default values when you define a variable. These then appear in the variables screen when you execute the query or Web application.

If the variable is ready-for-input, you can overwrite the default value in the variables screen and select a different value.

If the variable is not ready-for-input, the query is filled with the default value and you cannot change the value when you execute the query or Web application.

Structure

Depending on which setting you have chosen in the Details dialog step, the variable wizard offers various fields in the Default Values dialog step.

·        If the variable represents a single value, you can enter one default value here.

·        If the variable represents several single values, you can enter or select a default value here.

a.       Choose  . The selection dialog box appears.

b.       In the left window Fixed Values, highlight the value and select it by clicking on the arrow pointing to the right.

·        If the variable represents an interval, you can enter a default value manually for the From Value  and a default value for the To Value, or select the default values using .

·        If the variable represents a selection option, you have the following options for settings:

a.       In the +/- Sign field, choose either Include Value or Exclude Value

b.       In the Option field, select one of the following settings:

-         Is equal to

-         Is not equal to

-         Is between (is in the interval)

-         Is not between (is not in the interval)

-         Is less than or equal to

-         Is greater than

-         Is greater than or equal to

-         Is less than

-         Contains the pattern

-         Does not contain the pattern

Depending on the setting that you selected in the Option field, context-specific options are given for the default value.

c.       Enter a default value manually or select it using .

If you have chosen the option Contains the pattern or Does not contain the pattern, do not enter a purely numerical value as the default value, but enter characters such as ABC or *.

If you choose Include Value and Contains the pattern *. * appears as the default value.

If you choose Exclude Value and Contains the pattern *. Everything but * appears as the default value.

·        If the variable represents a precalculated value set, you have to enter the technical name of the value set created in the Reporting Agent as the default value. This value set contains the required precalculated values from the Reporting Agent background reporting.  For more information about pre-calculating value sets, see Defining the Value Set Setting.

You can enter only one default value.