I'm using SQL Server Development Tools 2012 in Visual Studio. I have a Reporting Services report containing a table with some columns that are optional, based on selections from a multivalued parameter, and other columns that are required. Among the required columns, the first two - call them SalesOutlet and ProductType - are to be used to create separate worksheets when downloaded to an Excel spreadsheet. For instance, I want a worksheet for each of these combinations:
... etc. Since these columns are used to create the separate worksheets, it would be redundant to show them in the sheets, so I want to hide them. I can create the separate worksheets by making SalesOutlet and ProductType be row groups and selecting page breaks "Between each instance of a group" in the Page Breaks tab of the Group Properties dialog. However, if I then go to the Visibility tab and select to Hide the groups, it hides all the columns in my report, since Hide will hide all columns of a group. How do I use columns for grouping and page break criteria, and hide them in my downloaded result, while still showing their child member columns? |
- Mark Z.