> Tutorial 3: | Creating and using report parameters

> This tutorial provides instructions for building a report that lists products, their vendors, and quantities in stock. Rather than display all the products in stock, the report shows only products that need to be re-stocked. Because the number at which inventory is considered low can change with time, the report uses a report parameter that prompts the user to specify the minimum stock threshold when the user runs the report. The report also uses a report parameter that lets the user select a particular vendor or all vendors for the products that need re-stocking.

> In this tutorial, you perform the following tasks:

> n | Create a new report.

> n | Build a data source.

> n | Build a data set.

> n | Lay out the data.

> n | Create a report parameter that prompts for a minimum product quantity.

> n | Create a report parameter that prompts for a vendor name.

> n | Edit the query.

> n | Create data set parameters and bind them to the report parameters.

> n | Test the report parameters.

> n | Provide the option to select all vendors.

> n | Create a title that uses the report parameter values.

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