In recent times I have come across a question from beginners asking to explain how a in-line prompt can be applied in OBIEE 11g. I wondered how they got to know about in-line prompt where its usage is very limited to few reports and people don't talk about them very often.
However it does exist in OBIEE and has the same functionality as of a dashboard prompt except that it cannot be used as a dashboard prompt and is limited to the report in which it is created.
This is very simple to understand if you can create one and see for yourself. A dashboard prompt is a stand alone object and can be used independently anywhere in the answers and can be used for any report with the columns same as in prompt.
Whereas an in-line prompt is specific to the report and works only on the report and nowhere else. When you run the report with in-line prompt first the prompt is displayed and after the selection the result.
However it does exist in OBIEE and has the same functionality as of a dashboard prompt except that it cannot be used as a dashboard prompt and is limited to the report in which it is created.
This is very simple to understand if you can create one and see for yourself. A dashboard prompt is a stand alone object and can be used independently anywhere in the answers and can be used for any report with the columns same as in prompt.
Whereas an in-line prompt is specific to the report and works only on the report and nowhere else. When you run the report with in-line prompt first the prompt is displayed and after the selection the result.
Thank you very much... It clears many doubts I had.
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