A prompt is a question presented to a user before the report is run. How
the user answers the question determines what data is displayed on the
report. You need to know what type of prompt you will be using when deciding
where and how to add it to a report.
For example, OBJECT prompts are most commonly placed directly on a report, but can also be placed in the condition part of a metric's definition, depending on the type of object in the Object prompt.
Use the following table when considering how and where to add a prompt to a report:
| Prompt Type | Add To Report Editor: Template Definition Pane | Add To Report Editor: Report Filter Pane | Add
To Report Editor: Page-by Area |
Add
To Metric Editor: Definition Pane |
Add
To Filter Editor: Filter Definition Pane |
| Filter definition prompts | |||||
| Hierarchy prompt | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Attribute prompt | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Attribute Element prompt | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Metric Prompt | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Object prompts | |||||
| Object prompt of attributes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Added as part of an advanced qualification |
| Object prompt of metrics | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Added as part of a set qualification, and any place that accepts metrics |
| Object prompt of filters | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Value prompts | |||||
| Date prompt | No | No | No | No | Added as part of an attribute form qualification, on an attribute form of Date data type |
| Numeric prompt | No | No | No | Yes | Added as part of a set qualification, as a metric value comparison |
| Text prompt | No | No | No | No | Added as part of an attribute form qualification, on an attribute form of a text data type |
