Question

I use SQL 2008
I have report with few groups on the left, then some numbers and another numbers (further on the right) which has to be groupped as well.

Field1 Filed2 Filed3 Num1 Num2 Num3 Num4
fff    sss    aaa    1000 2000 3000 4000
              bbb    2000 3000
              ccc    4000 5000

i.e. Num3 and Num4 are the same for each combination of Filed1 + Field2

Can I achieve this using BIDS report designer?

Answer 1

Yes – assuming you have already inserted an ungrouped table based on your dataset into your report, and want to group by Field1 and Filed2 alone:

1. Insert a group into the table (by selecting one of the rows, and selecting Insert Group from the right-click menu. Specify Field1 and Filed2 as two separate items on both the General and Sorting tabs of the Insert Group dialog, and uncheck the Include Group Header and Include Group Footer options on the General tab.

2. For each of the Field1, Filed2, Num3 and Num4 cells in the detail row, set the Visibility>Hidden expression (in the Properties window) to be like the following:

   =Iif(Fields!FIELD1.Value = Previous(Fields!FIELD1.Value) and
Fields!FILED2.Value = Previous(Fields!FILED2.Value), True, False)