Lookup function in SSRS report

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Hi I am new to SSRS and I want to call two datasets in a single table in a single report.I'm trying to use the LOOKUP function in order to lookup information in a second data source. The expression I used is

=Lookup(Fields!DISTRIBUTOR_ID.Value, Fields!D0030_DISTRIBUTOR_ID.Value, Fields!D0030_LINE_LOSS_FACTOR_CLASS_ID.Value, "DataSet2")

and I used DataSet1 initially in my table.

But when previewing the report, I got the error message:

The Value expression for the text box ‘Textbox3’ refers to the field "D0030_DISTRIBUTOR_ID". Report item expressions can only refer to fields within the current dataset scope or, if inside an aggregate, the specified dataset scope.

And when I type Lookup in my expression I get the red squiggly lines under it.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Posted 25-Nov-12 21:03pm

Dhivya.J

Updated 25-Nov-12 22:50pm

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Rohit Shrivastava 26-Nov-12 15:00pm

I am not sure about the schema of your datasets

Lookup(Fields!DISTRIBUTOR_ID.Value, Fields!D0030_DISTRIBUTOR_ID.Value, Fields!D0030_LINE_LOSS_FACTOR_CLASS_ID.Value, "DataSet2")

D0030_DISTRIBUTOR_ID should be in dataset2 which needs to be matched with current dataset field value i.e. DISTRIBUTOR_ID.Value (shoule be in the dataset to which table is bind)
Fields!D0030_LINE_LOSS_FACTOR_CLASS_ID.Value should be a field in Dataset2 which needs to be picked up when value matches.

Dhivya.J 27-Nov-12 0:08am

Thank u for your reply. Ya I have used the fields exactly as you said.. But still I m getting those errors which i mentioned earlier.. thats wer my problem is... Pls help..

Rohit Shrivastava 27-Nov-12 15:48pm

I tried developing a report and was able to successfully use lookup, could you please post content of your rdl file as xml. which might help in identifying the actual problem here. please check for proper case of field name.

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