How to add parameters in an SSRS Report?

Problem: How to add parameters in an SSRS Report?

Solution:  Report Parameters Concepts.

Parameters are useful in a report to filter values based on the selection of inputs of various parameters.

Some useful examples of using parameters in the SSRS Report are as follows:

1.       Select number of orders on a day.

2.       Number of orders based on the items selected.

3.       Can be useful for filtering and slicing the report data.

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Example:

In the example, I would like to show we can add parameters to a report.

Step 1: On the top section of the design you can add a parameter by right clicking on boxes or go to the report data and in the parameters selection add new parameter.

Step 2: Set properties for the parameters to use the values from dataset  

Output:

As you can see there is multiselect of dates in the orders and filter orders based on the date selection.