Common Values are run time values available to every property in every report. You can directly drag and drop these common values from the Report Explorer onto the design surface or add and modify the values from the Expression Editor. Following is a list of the values that you can see under the Common Values node in the Report Explorer and the Expression Editor.
| Value | Description | Expression |
|---|---|---|
| Page N of M | Gets both the current page and the total number of pages in the report. | ="Page " & Globals!PageNumber & " of" & Globals!TotalPages |
| Page N of M (Section) | Gets both the current page and the total number of pages in the report section. | ="Page " & Globals!PageNumberInSection & " of " & Globals!TotalPagesInSection |
| Page N of M (Cumulative) | Gets both the current page and the total number of cumulative pages in a report. | ="Page " & Globals!CumulativePageNumber & " of " & Globals!CumulativeTotalPages |
| Current Date and Time | Gets the date and time when the report began to run. | =Globals!ExecutionTime |
| User ID | Gets the machine name/user name of the current user. | =User!UserID |
| Page Number | Gets the current page number in the report. | =Globals!PageNumber |
| Page Number (Section) | Gets the current page number in the report section. | =Globals!PageNumberInSection |
| Total Pages | Gets the total number of pages in the report. | =Globals!TotalPages |
| Total Pages (Section) | Gets the total number of pages in the report section. | =Globals!TotalPagesInSection |
| Cumulative Page Number | Gets the current cumulative page number. | =Globals!CumulativePageNumber |
| Cumulative Total Pages | Gets the total number of cumulative pages in the report. | =Globals!CumulativeTotalPages |
| Report Folder | Gets the name of the folder containing the report. | =Globals!ReportFolder |
| Report Name | Gets the name of the report. | =Globals!ReportName |
| User Language | Gets the language settings of the current user. | =User!Language |
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Note: Page N of M (Section), Page Number (Section) or Total Pages (Section) is applied to page numbering when you set grouping in a report. Each section represents a group, not to be confused with sections in a section report. |
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