A Crystal Quick Report, working correctly after suffixing its views with _A for the standard IFS aliasing convention, doesn't prompt for a parameter value at runtime even after adding a parameter (like IFS_ORDER_NO) and referencing it in the Select Expert.

Q: A Crystal Quick Report, working correctly after suffixing its views with _A for the standard IFS aliasing convention, doesn't prompt for a parameter value at runtime even after adding a parameter (like IFS_ORDER_NO) and referencing it in the Select Expert.

Create the Crystal Reports parameter with an @ prefix in its name, rather than a plain unprefixed name — this resolved this exact symptom, correctly surfacing the parameter prompt when the Quick Report is run through IFS.

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Create the Crystal Reports parameter with an @ prefix in its name, rather than a plain unprefixed name — this resolved this exact symptom, correctly surfacing the parameter prompt when the Quick Report is run through IFS.

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