[SSRS] Use Enum values in filter expressions Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation

 

When designing SSRS Reports with Data from Dynamcis AX, most of the datasets contains enum fields. But first let me give you a little background on enum fields.

How to treat enum fields

Those fields must be treated in a special way because each enum field appears as it is splitted into two fields in the dataset on the report:

A closer look at the properties of those fields will reveal the difference:

The difference is found in the value of the property alias:

Alias: LABEL

Value

This field contains the translated enum value into the user language.

Purpose

Used to print out the value in the design.

Alias: NAME

Value

This field contains the untranslated enum value.

Purpose

Used for expressions and conditions in design.

Use in conditional expresions

Using enum fields in conditional expressions in simply:

• Always use the field with the NAME alias for statements.
• Quote the enum value to be checked on (ex.: "Yes" for a NoYes-Enum)

Example of a Hidden-expression:

=iif(Fields!PurchOrderTransOrTaxTrans.Value = "Yes", True, False)

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Use enum fields in filter expressions

When using enum values in filter expressions of a tablix or grouping, following rules apply:

• Always use the field with the NAME alias for statements.
• Don't Quote the enum value to be checked on (ex.: Yes for a NoYes-Enum)

Example of filter expression of a grouping:

Note that the value is not quoted on the filter expression!