SSRS Reporting Services | Linking reports (drilldown) exercise | Link to another report by clicking on a pie chart slice

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You can learn how to do this exercise on the relevant Wise Owl classroom training course (sadly for the moment only in the UK).

Software ==> SSRS Reporting Services  (99 exercises)
Version ==> SSRS 2012 and later
Topic ==> Linking reports (drilldown)  (4 exercises)
Level ==> Average difficulty
Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file (if you have any problems doing this, click here for help). Once you've done this:
  1. Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
  2. Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
  3. Execute this script.

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First create a new report called Spielberg, and within this create a dataset showing the films in the database directed by Steven Spielberg in film name order, with the budget for each.  Use this dataset to create a pie chart (it absolutely does NOT have to look like this one):

Pie chart

Assign a tooltip to each pie slice so it says what will happen when you click on it.

Now create another report called SpielbergFilms, which contains a list giving the details for a film whose value will be passed in as a hidden parameter called @FilmId.  When you click on a pie slice, get this report to appear:

Subreport

When you click on the back button, it will return you to the main report.

Close down all of your open reports (when you're happy they're all working, that is).

You can unzip this file to see the answers to this exercise, although please remember this is for your personal use only.
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