iReport: Passing parameters from a main report query to a dataset query for a table or list

Question

I understand how to pass parameters from a main report to a subreport, since there\'s a specific field for this in the subreport object. However, I\'d like to do the same th

Answer 1

I make a quick test report to replicate what you were doing and it worked.

Here are the steps I took.

• Create a parameter in your report e.g. customerID

• Pass it to your main report in a hashmap.

  hashmap.put("customerID", "12345");

• In the report set the property The language of for the dataset query to SQL.

• Set the property Query text to something similar as is bellow.

  select * from * customers c where c.ID=$P{customerID}