# Converting reports

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-reports/32597>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-reports/32597 "2020-02-25T17:39:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![lcs226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@lcs226](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lcs226)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-reports/32597/1 "2020-02-25T17:39:49Z")

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I have upgraded from 7.7 to 8. I am trying to convert our forms for reporting. I doing so I found that I cannot access client tags that are required for the query when a client is opened up and request a report. So how do I pass this information to the new reporting system?

Tks

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**Author:** ![osolorzano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/osolorzano/32/6432_2.png) [@osolorzano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/osolorzano)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-reports/32597/2 "2020-02-25T17:56:31Z")

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You can use [report parameters](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Report+Parameters) to pass in client tag data into a report which can then be used in another datasource like a SQL query.

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**Author:** ![lcs226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@lcs226](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lcs226)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-reports/32597/3 "2020-02-25T18:04:02Z")

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That is what I thought, but when I assign a value to the parameter in the report viewer, ti does not get passed to the report generator. When I look at the preview of the report, it shows null. Do I need to have an expression for the parameter to be accessible in the report?

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**Author:** ![osolorzano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/osolorzano/32/6432_2.png) [@osolorzano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/osolorzano)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-reports/32597/4 "2020-02-25T18:07:07Z")

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The preview on the reporting workspace will always show the default given when configuring the parameter. If you actually run the report on a client while passing in the client tag value, it should override the default.

This is most easily seen if you place a report viewer component on a window and set it to view the report, then binding the parameter to a client tag.