Is it possible to Dynamically set the default value of Data Drop down List box?

Cognos 10 Business Intelligence Report Studio
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Hello ,

I am fairly new to Cognos and was trying to achieve a functionality with Data Drop down List box and was not sure if I was doing it right or if the functionality does not exist.

Is it possible to Dynamically set the default value of Data Drop down List box ?
Is it possible to set the default value (dynamically) as the first item of the Data Drop down List box ?
The items in the Data Drop down List box depends on the user who logs in and therefore I cannot set a static default value.

Thanks …any help would be appreciated

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There is a way to do it, but you have to use java. Pull an html item next to your prompt and put the following in it:

Replace each instance of the X with the name of your prompt.

There are some screen shots and additional details at http://mecbi.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-to-automatically-select-first.html

Good luck!

William