Parameters - Do you have consistent parameter names?

Updated by Jeoffrey Fischer [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

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<introEmbed body={<> All display names referring to the same parameter should be consistent in everywhere of your reports. In addition, the parameter name and value should be in the same line if possible. </>} />
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❌ Figure: Bad example - Inconsistent parameter names

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✅ Figure: Good example - Consistent parameter names

Note: If your data is not live, but based on ETL/SSIS Then each time log each import to a table Eg. Once a week. Then on the report parameters show this - so users know how old the data is.

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