AllowDataFieldsInDescription

#AllowDataFieldsInDescription

##About

Gets or sets whether to allow a data field to be used in the description field of the report on the Misc tab of the Report Designer. This is particularly useful in drill-down reports and reports with filters. For example, let's say we are filtering a report by the field "CategoryName" with the value "Produce". When we enter [CategoryName] in the description field, the report will display Produce above the data grid instead of [CategoryName]. This will dynamically change when the user changes the filter value.

##Global.asax (C♯)

//main class: inherits DatabaseAdHocConfig or FileSystemAdHocConfig
public class CustomAdHocConfig : Izenda.AdHoc.DatabaseAdHocConfig
{
  // Configure settings
  // Add custom settings after setting the license key and connection string by overriding the ConfigureSettings() method
  public static void InitializeReporting() {
    //Check to see if we've already initialized.
    if (HttpContext.Current.Session == null || HttpContext.Current.Session["ReportingInitialized"] != null)
      return;
    AdHocSettings.LicenseKey = "INSERT_LICENSE_KEY_HERE";
    AdHocSettings.SqlServerConnectionString = "INSERT_CONNECTION_STRING_HERE";
    Izenda.AdHoc.AdHocSettings.AdHocConfig = new CustomAdHocConfig();
    HttpContext.Current.Session["ReportingInitialized"] = true;
  }

  //Add custom settings below
  public override void ConfigureSettings() {
    AdHocSettings.AllowDataFieldsInDescription = true;
  }
}

##Global.asax (VB.NET)

'main class: inherits DatabaseAdHocConfig or FileSystemAdHocConfig
Public Class CustomAdHocConfig
    Inherits Izenda.AdHoc.DatabaseAdHocConfig

    'Configure settings
    'Add custom settings after setting the license key and connection string by overriding the ConfigureSettings() method
    Shared Sub InitializeReporting()
        'Check to see if we've already initialized.
        If HttpContext.Current.Session Is Nothing OrElse HttpContext.Current.Session("ReportingInitialized") IsNot Nothing Then
            Return
        'Initialize System
        AdHocSettings.LicenseKey = "INSERT_LICENSE_KEY_HERE"
        AdHocSettings.SqlServerConnectionString = "INSERT_CONNECTION_STRING_HERE"
        Izenda.AdHoc.AdHocSettings.AdHocConfig = New CustomAdHocConfig()
        HttpContext.Current.Session("ReportingInitialized") = True
    End Sub

    'Add custom settings below
    Public Overrides Sub ConfigureSettings()
        AdHocSettings.AllowDataFieldsInDescription = True
    End Sub
End Class