How to change the SSRS input parameters position in report

Question

My SSRS report contains 7 input parameters and while running my report the size of the parameter(i.e. length) is increasing.

One of my input parameter(drop down list) may contain 100 characters so the size is not constant but i want to place all parameters in 2 lines or 3 lines(in a row).

Now it is coming 2 parameters per a row

Please advice

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Use ASP.NET for the paramaters and a ReportViewer control or URL access to render. Seriously.

I don't know of any option to present parameters any way other then the default

Answer 2

As gbn indicates, it's not easy to change the built in report server method of presenting the parameters. SSRS likes to always use two parameters per line, presented in the order that they exist in the report (which must match the dependency order.)

So the alternatives that gbn mentions: Both involve building a "Wrapper" application: some custom code or a web page that you can code however you like to get the parameters. Then you call Reporting Services, either in code or by passing a formatted URL with your parameters. The report can be displayed in a frame, new window, or passed as a stream to where ever you'd like.

The URL access is pretty straightforward and reliable: I often use it either by hand (to create "favorites") or in code.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms153586.aspx

For what you are looking for, these might be more work than you expected, but they will be extremely flexible for your interface.

Jamie