Layout of input parameters

fwkeys

Hi....I've done a few BIRT reports, but am certainly no expert. I would like to arrange the input parameters to my report like the following, where hh, min, and sec are individual list boxes.

starttime: hh min sec
endtime: hh min sec

Normally, the parameters are arranged vertically like:
starttime:
hh
mm
ss

I am creating the report mainly using the design interface from within eclipse, with a few modifications to the BIRT jsp's. Is there a simple way to change the layout of the input parameters? Thanks for any help.

bhanley

You would need to modify the parameter request JSP to do this, and that would make for a pretty inflexible architecture going forward. Any other parameterized reports would use the same modified layout, evn if the parameters were not Date/Time.<br />
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Why not just accept a string (you can use the display text to help them use the correct format). From there you handle splitting the values apart in the <strong class='bbc'><em class='bbc'>onInitialize </em></strong>script for the report. <br />
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You can still have your values separate to all the components in your report. Make the parameters both hidden and not required. This will ensure they are not on the parameter request page. Then add an additional parameter to accept the full date/time string. Then populate your hidden parameters in <strong class='bbc'><em class='bbc'>onInitialize </em></strong>by manipulating the full date/time value submitted by the user.