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Reporting Services Linked Reports

A linked report in Reporting Services is a report that links to an existing report. The linked report can have a default parameter value, so the user isn’t prompted for it.

CapaInstaller uses linked reports to give each Business Unit its own set of reports. You can create linked reports from the predefined Business Unit reports, or from your own report deployed with a Business Unit parameter. Each Business Unit gets a folder named after its ID, for example 00001, under /CapaInstaller Business Units/Business Units.

The following shows the linked reports for the predefined Business Unit reports in the folder of one Business Unit.

The Reporting Services folder for Business Unit 00001 with linked reports such as Business Unit Models and Business Unit Software

The following shows the parameters of the linked report Business Unit Software. The Business Unit parameter Para_Bu has a default value and is hidden.

The Parameters page of the linked report Business Unit Software with a default value for Para_Bu

The original Business Unit Software report in the Template folder prompts the user to select a Business Unit.

The Business Unit Software report in the Template folder with a Business Unit drop-down list and a Drilldown drop-down list

The linked report uses the default value and doesn’t prompt the user for a Business Unit.

The linked Business Unit Software report with only the Drilldown drop-down list

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