1201926 - Parameter default value descriptions disappear when adding new values to the DefaultValues collection for a ParameterField object

When working with the Crystal Reports .NET SDK the parameter default value descriptions disappear when a new value is added to the default value collection.

This is a known issue and has been tracked with ADAPT01001228.

In order to resolve this issue you need to use the ParameterFieldDefinitions collection instead of the ParameterFields collection. When using the ParameterFieldDefinitions you also need to make sure you use the ApplyDefaultValues method to commit the changes.

For example:

ReportDocument boReportDocument;

ParameterFieldDefinition boParameterFieldDefinition;

ParameterDiscreteValue boParameterDiscreteValue;

ParameterValues boParameterDefaultValues;

// Load the report

boReportDocument = new ReportDocument();

boReportDocument.Load(Server.MapPath("parameter report.rpt"));

// Get the first parameter in the ParameterFieldDefinition collection

boParameterFieldDefinition = boReportDocument.DataDefinition.ParameterFields[0];

// Get the original default values

boParameterDefaultValues = boParameterFieldDefinition.DefaultValues;

// Create a new ParameterDiscreteValue to add to the original default values collection

boParameterDiscreteValue = new ParameterDiscreteValue();

boParameterDiscreteValue.Value = "This is a new value";

boParameterDiscreteValue.Description = "this is a new description";

// Add the new ParameterDiscreteValue to the original default values collection, then apply the values

boParameterDefaultValues.Add(boParameterDiscreteValue);

boParameterFieldDefinition.ApplyDefaultValues(boParameterDefaultValues);

// Set the ReportSource so the report can be previewed. Export or print code can be added here.

CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = boReportDocument;

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