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You can specify that a prompt requires user input before the report can run.

To Specify that a Prompt Requires User Input:

1. Click the prompt control you want to modify.
2. In the Properties pane, click the Required property and click Yes.
3. Pause the pointer over the page explorer button and go to a report page.
4. From the Data menu, click Filters .
5. Click the filter associated with the prompt.
6. In the Usage box, click Required and then click OK.

When you run the report, a star appears next to the prompt indicating that the user must select or type a value.

If you have a cascading prompt and the parent prompt control is required, the child prompt control is disabled. This ensures that users choose at least one value in the parent prompt before they can choose a value in the child prompt. Conversely, if the parent control is optional, then the child control is populated. This gives users the ability to choose values in the child prompt without having to choose a value in the parent prompt.

Related Topics:

• Modifying Prompts—Ways you can modify your prompts.
• Change the Prompt Control Interface—How to change the prompt control interface.
• Specify Default Selections—How to specify the default selections for prompts.
• Create a Cascading Prompt—How to create a cascading prompt.

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