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<Tmproff>
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I would like to find a way to run a single fex twice on the same HTML dashboard. The FEX would have a variable called &PERIOD that can be used to run 1 = weekly or 2 = Monthly.

How can I set one frame to pass &PERIOD = 1 (for weekly results) and a frame below that that passes &PERIOD = 2 (for monthly results).

I can easily create 2 FEX, but I'd rather not have to deal with twice the maintenance.

Thanks for your help.
 
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GinnyJakes
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Can you make &PERIOD a hidden field in the html and for each invocation of the single fex have a different value for the variable?


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<Tmproff>
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Well, that's the problem in a nutshell. If I create a hidden field for &PERIOD, how will I designate that it is used for fex1 or fex2?

If I create a hidden field &PERIOD and place a value of 1 in it, won't both instances of the fex use &PERIOD = 1?
 
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Tony A
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Do you have a button to update the reports? How are you trying to run this?

Depending upon how you run the reports, one method you can employ is to use javascript to set the src attribute of the Iframe accordingly -

document.getElementById("iframe1id").src = "http://[yourserver]/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIAPP_app=[app folder name]&IBIF_ex=[your fex name]&PERIOD=1";
document.getElementById("iframe2id").src = "http://[yourserver]/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIAPP_app=[app folder name]&IBIF_ex=[your fex name]&PERIOD=2";


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<Tmproff>
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The reports are automatically run when the page opens.
 
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<Tmproff>
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Ok, if I were to use the URL method, I need to figure out the complete url to my fex. Here is my info:

Server Name = wfstage.eaglegl.com
Path = Managed Reporting -> Quality Management System(qualitym.htm) -> Standard Reports -> CNC -> top_x_sir_reasons_graph_ytd1.fex

Can someone help me figure out the URL ?

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GinnyJakes
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Here are a few of the MRE hidden variables that you may need to supply values for. I don't do MRE anymore so some of these might be old or not used (though don't think so)

<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_domain' value="xxxxolap/xxxxolap.htm">
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_action' value="MR_RUN_FEX">
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_sub_action' value="MR_STD_REPORT">
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_fex' value="app/zd16ykh7.fex">
<input type='hidden' name='IBIF_ex' value="app/zd16ykh7.fex">
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_flags' value="">
<INPUT type='hidden' value="#xxxxxxxxolap" name ="IBIMR_folder">
<INPUT type='hidden' value=11:44:45 name ="IBIMR_random">

You would add these variables and values to the URL example already provided in an above post.


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<Tmproff>
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Here is the data I pulled from the dashboard code.
  
<request requestid="14" sourcetype="typeFex" targettype="iframe" targetname="iframe2" ibif_ex="app/top_x_sir_reasons_graph_ytd1.fex" IBIMR_domain="qualitym/qualitym.htm" IBIMR_folder="#sirhfn08ju5q" IBIMR_sub_action="MR_STD_REPORT" activereport="0" reportcolumns="" ibiapp_app="">
 
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Fernando
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You could create 2 other fexes.
Fex 1 would be passed PERIOD1 and then cal your orginal fex setting PERIOD equal to PERIOD1. Repeat for fex 2 with PERIOD2. You would then use fex 1 and fex 2 in your page instead of your orginal fex.

Fernando


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<Tmproff>
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Fernando,
I see what you are talking about and I'm sure that would work fine, but I'm trying to avoid extra fex's altogether if possible. (if I can't figure out any other way, this seems the route to go)
 
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GinnyJakes
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Tm, take that request id code, add your PERIOD variable and value, and construct a URL as above.


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<Tmproff>
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Thank you all for your help. I ended up doing a variation on what Fernando said and imbedding a fex inside my HTML that set the &PERIOD and then did a -INCLUDE on my actual fex. This created a local &PERIOD variable for each instance of the fex.
 
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