BIRT - Remove empty row from parameter - eclipse

I have two cascading parameters that need to be set before you generate the report.
The first one is an ID I am selecting and the the second one can be a list of values (an array) that are linked to the first ID.
I have managed the array with this line on the beforeOpen script
this.queryText=this.queryText.replace("999",params["ID_BOBJECT"].value.join(","));
and my query looks like this:
SELECT V_MOUVEMENT_1.*
FROM V_MOUVEMENT_1
WHERE V_MOUVEMENT_1.ID_BOBJECT IN (999)
My problem is that in the end, the list of my second parameter has a blank value first and when I am creating the list selecting all the values (including the empty one) I get an error that the value is not specified:
Example

Well, the only solution that worked is only this one:
Solution
Too bad it works only from eclipse...
If I deploy my rptdesign to another application, it doesn't work anymore.

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PowerShell script to update SharePoint Online list items does not save all column values

I'm processing a CSV file to create SharePoint Online list items and save metadata as fields in its custom content type. At first, I thought it would be an issue related to column type, but I'm failing to save some simple text field values. What's puzzling is that I am able to save some but not other fields - even though I'm using the same means to do this - somehow the list item is not preserving all the values I send in for the list item update.
I create a new item with the following code:
$newFile = $targetfolderObj.Files.Add($FileCreationInfo)
$targetContext.Load($newFile)
$spContext.ExecuteQuery()
Then I get the list item and start setting the field values
$newFileListItem = $newFile.ListItemAllFields
$newFileListItem.Properties["ColumnNameA"] = $_.CustomValue1 # saves
$newFileListItem.Properties["ColumnNameB"] = $_.CustomValue2 # not saving !!!
$newFileListItem.Properties["ColumnNameC"] = $_.CustomValue3 # saves
After setting up the properties with values I call the update and execute functions.
$newFileListItem.Update()
$spContext.ExecuteQuery()
$.CustomValue1 $.CustomValue2 and $_.CustomValue3 when printed all read as "Hello" for example, there are no special characters or symbols here - even hardcoding the field values to simple strings will fail to update field 2 but works on 1 and 3.
I am giving this example with my code to show it's not sequential - for example field 2 data is NOT saved but field 1 and 3 data is saved.
It always fails on the same columns, I verified the columns exist, I'm using the internal field names, string length is well within range, and there is no other validation applied on these columns. What could I possibly do to troubleshoot this?
After a lot of debugging, I'm seeing SharePoint funnery at play...
while the content type is there, and the content type internal field name is "ColumnNameA" something must have gone sideways in the library instance, causing the column name to now be "ColumnNameA0" yes, a zero added at the end of the column name. Every column that was not updating had somehow now a "zero" at the end of the internal column name.
Solution 1: add the zero
Solution 2: recreate the library and re-associate it with the site conten type
I went with Solution 1 to test that my updates worked, then rebuilt the library.

Filtering a datasource using multi select wild character

Does anyone know if there is a wildcard character in AppMaker that can be used for all possible values for a field in a query?
I currently have a datasource that is being filtered based on the status using a multi-select widget. What I would like to accomplish is when all values have been de-selected I want to load all the records of that datasource without clearing the entire query in case other filters have been applied. I have it working in-a-sense that I have to explicitly construct my query as such:
widget.datasource.query.filters.Status._in = ['Status Value 1','Status Value 2','Status Value 3']
My current solution is loading the correct data when a value is selected and it correctly shows the union of the query as the values are modified. However, it selects all of the values in my multi-select; which I know is how it is supposed to work.
I tried using widget.datasource.query.filters.Status._contains = ''; and changing the assignment value to no avail. I even tried the opposite approach using _notContains
The intended outcome is to have a filtering dashboard appear much like any website where when no filtering is selected all records are displayed. I was hoping to find a wildcard character that would load all of the records. Just trying to find a way to mimic other website filters with all records when none are selected.
Thanks for the time!
So the easiest solution here is to set up your Multiselect as follows:
Options binding:
#models.YourModel.fields.Status.possibleValues
or if you don't have the possible Status values in your model then set your options binding to:
['Status Value 1','Status Value 2','Status Value 3']
Values binding:
#datasource.query.filters.Status._in
Now anytime you select any choices in the multiselect, the query will only include records that include the selected choices. And if you deselect all choices the query will ignore that filter or treat it as an empty array of values, therefore returning all records unless you applied other filters.

APEX 4.0 - How to load items when using select

I have a question about APEX, I have the problem that when I try to select a value from a selectbox, no value shows in the other items. What I have tried to do is loading data from the database to the items when I select a code from the selectbox with PL/SQL. How do I do this? Selecting a code from a selectbox and filling all the other items?
Vid
Ok if i understand you right you need a List of Values.
If you create this shared Object. Use a dynamic list.
There you have a dialog you can put a PL/SQL or SQL Code snippet into.
You must return a 2 column list. The first Column is the field name in you later select box and the second is you reference.

Select All parameter doesn't work in SSRS

I have a report which creates a list of Events for a specified date range and event type.
The date range and event type are parameters defined in the report. The date parameters (#DateFrom and #DateTo) work as they should.
The #EventType parameter however, which is defined as a list of values provided by a DataSet (with 'Allow Multiple values' checked), does not provide the expected behaviour when using the {Select All} check box. If I select one or more Event Types by checking several boxes on the list, the report will show the Events which match the specified Event Types correctly.
However, if I click the {Select All} box (which then highlights all of the other possible values), the report does not show the Events for all of these Event Type values. It seems to miss out several of the values which are selected by the {Select All} box. If I run the report specifically for those missing values, the report returns events matching those types. This indicates to me that there is not a lack of data for these types.
And for that reason, it looks to me like the {Select All} is bugged...or perhaps cached somewhere? I've tried deleting the report/parameter dataset and redeploying to no avail. It's worth noting that this behaviour happens locally before deploying it, too.
Has anyone seen this before, or does anyone have any suggestions?
EDIT - I should also mention that the parameter in question (#EventType) has no default value assigned.
How are you declaring your predicate for the variable? It should be be like:
where thing in (#Variable)
Where #Variable is a multi value parameter.
You could attempt to see if the values of the multi valued parameters are junked up somewhere as well by defining them. Generally the collection method of multi valued parameters can cause issues if there data types are different.
Also you may try to design your data set at runtime to build instead of being a static query. EG: Set up an expression for your dataset like:
="Select * from table where thing in (" & Parameters!Variable.Value & ")"
This would cause the parameter to build as part of a string and then evaluate at run time instead of from a traditional query.
Can't quite believe that this was the case, but the parameter which was passed to the SQL Server procedure was too small. It was defined as a VARCHAR(500) and needed to be bigger to deal with a large list of comma separated values. I changed it to VARCHAR(4000) and it's now functioning as expected.
Thanks to Djangojazz for pointing me to the direction of the parameter.

SSRS Multiple Dataset Errors

I have a simple SSRS report that displays data from one table. What I want to do is have a distinct list from that table displayed in a drop down list for the user to select. If I only use one dataset I can get it to display, but it displays values from the column multiple times.
Example
Bob
Bob
Bob
Cathy
Cathy
If I create a second dataset that will list distinct values I get the following error message:
An Error occurred during local report processing. The definition of the report is invalid. The Variable expression for the report 'body' refers directly to the field without specifying a dataset aggregate. When the report contains multiple datasets, field references outside of a data region must be contained within aggregate functions which specify a dataset scope.
I"m trying to follow the example I found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa337400.aspx
The second dataset is only for the parameter list. I don't understand why it's causing problems with the actual report.
It's impossible to tell exactly where without the report definition, but there is an item on the report that is referencing a field or Dataset, and was implicitly using the only Dataset present in the report, but now doesn't know which Dataset to use once more than one is added to the report.
For example, when you create a table you can set a Dataset associated with it. If this is not set and there is only one Dataset, it doesn't matter as it will take the only one available. Once you add a new Dataset, the table doesn't know which one to use and you'll get the error you're seeing.
Another way to get the error is specifying a field in an expression, e.g. in a TextBox in the report somewhere without specifying the scope; just set the scope to a particular Dataset e.g. if you have:
=Count(Fields!name.Value)
change this to:
=Count(Fields!name.Value, "DatasetToUse")
If you've only got one Dataset the first expression will run fine by using the only one available, but once you add another it won't know which to use and it will error.
in the query (SQL) you should add DISTINCT clause at the beginning, that way, you will get only one record per value. Check out http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_distinct.asp
Double click the Dataset which contains that field.
Go to fields on the left and delete that field.
Add new field by clicking Add -> Query Field.
Just type in the name of the new field under field name and field source.
It happens when you have added a field by selecting "Calculated Field" instead of "Query Field" from Dataset Fields list tab.
Cheers,
Ahmed Latif