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Lesson 4: Quiz 2
1. How many selection sets and parameters can you have in a report?
You can have up to 50 parameters and up to 50 selection
sets for one report. If you want further selection sets,
just copy the report, delete a few sets and define new ones
to the limit of 50.
2. What is the difference between the parameter result (or data) type
and the type of parameter?
The parameter result is the data type of the parameter,
that is, either String (S), Date (D), Time (T), Real (R),
Integer (I), or Numeric (N). The type of parameter is
either Single-value (S), List-of-values (L), or Comparison
Predicate (P).
3. "The main difference between a relation condition and a selection
condition is that the relation condition is evaluated earlier and
so is more efficient." True or False?
False. There is no difference in efficiency; both
conditions are evaluated as early as possible. The only
difference between relation and selection conditions is
that relation conditions always apply to a report, and
selection conditions apply only if the report is compiled
with the appropriate selection set.
4. "Unless you include a parameter in a selection set and compile the
report with that selection set, you cannot give a value for that
parameter at run time." True or False?
True. You must include the parameter in the selection set
and then compile the selection set with report.
5. "You can use any operator with a comparison predicate parameter."
True or False?
False. Comparison predicate parameters can only be used in
formulas with the operator SATISFIES (and the logical
operator NOT). You can supply any arithmetic operator and
value at run time for a comparison predicate parameter, but
in the formula, only SATISFIES can be used.