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copy/paste mulitple values for a parameter

Hello all,
Is it possible for a user to copy and paste his choices for a parameter that allows multiple selections, instead of selecting them from the parameter search window.
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When you say parameter, do you mean dashboard prompt?
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yes, dashboard prompt for BI Publisher Enterprise
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For example if a prompt has a list of over 100 values and user wants to select 50, instead of scrolling and selecting the ones they want, can they copy and paste from a text file?
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Hi,
1. You must check on column prompt: Enable user to Type Values.
2. Then user can past on prompt something like that: BROKER;CATALOG DISTRIBUTOR;DYSTRYBUTOR;INDEPENDENT;
every values with semicolons as example.
value1;value2;value3;...;
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^-- +1 to this. Just don't come back and complain about non-valid strings pasted from Notepad. It doesn't auto-correct...
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Additionally, you could also...
(1) Click the 'dropdown' arrow of your prompt
(2) Your list of values pops up. At the bottom of the list, you should see 'Search'. Click on that.
(3) That brings up the 'Select Values' box. Look at the very top-right corner of this box and you should see a little pencil. Click on that pencil.
(4) That brings up the 'Edit' box.
(5) In this 'Edit' box you can past values
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thanks, this is what Im looking for but I don't have a pencil in the right hand corner. How do I enable it?
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I think you probably have your User Input set to 'List Box' or something similar?
Try setting it to 'Choice List' & see if that gives you the 'pencil' as well as the option to 'Enable user to Type Values'.
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Hmmm, I think were using two different versions. (Oracle BI Publisher 12.2.1.0.0 ) I am not seeing those options under parameters or list of values
Parameters: parameter type has 3 options (text, date, menu)
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