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I have one report running on the same table. I want to change its caption based on the action I click on the page. If I click 1, the action should show the caption as A. If I click on action 2, it should be captioned as B.

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DAnny3211 11,421 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi SabzZaman,

To dynamically change the report title caption in Dynamics 365 Business Central based on the action clicked, you can follow this approach:

Pass a Parameter to the Report:

Modify the report to accept a Text variable (e.g., ReportTitle) as a parameter.

This variable will hold the caption value (e.g., "A" or "B").

Set the Parameter from the Page Action:

In the page extension, define two actions (Action 1 and Action 2).

In each action’s trigger, call the report and pass the appropriate caption value.

Example:

trigger OnAction()

var

    ReportParameters: ReportRequest;

begin

    ReportParameters.SetParameter('ReportTitle', 'A'); // or 'B'

    Report.Run(ReportID, ReportParameters);

end;

Use the Parameter in the Report Layout:

In the RDLC or Word layout, bind the ReportTitle variable to the title field.

This will display the correct caption based on the action clicked.

Let me know if you'd like help implementing this in AL or customizing the layout!

Best regards,
Daniele

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Suresh Kulla 50,278 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Unfortunately, I don't think it is possible to change the Report Caption, we have this ability on the page but not on the reports.

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RockwithNav 9,113 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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I never tried this, just check if Report Caption entertains a variable, if it does we can or else we cannot.

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Dhiren Nagar 2,886 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi, In AL Code while developing report you can only set the report caption as a string. Even Text variable is not allowed.

So it is not possible to change the caption of the report dynamically.

However as a workaround what you can do it to create 2 reports with different caption. It will consume one additional object of the report type.

Finally you can link both the reports separately to the actions on the page you mentioned. Action 1 - Attach to Report with Caption A and action 2 - attach to report with caption B.

This is not inherent solution but a workaround.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Dhiren.

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Dynamics_Decoded_Gokul 487 on at

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Hi,

I don't think we can do this with standard reports, But if the report is customized we can try out this approach

report 50100 "My Report"
{
UsageCategory = ReportsAndAnalysis;
ApplicationArea = All;
Caption = 'Default Caption'; // Fallback caption

var
DynamicCaption: Text[100];

procedure SetReportCaption(NewCaption: Text[100])
begin
DynamicCaption := NewCaption;
end;

trigger OnInitReport()
begin
if DynamicCaption <> '' then
CurrReport.Caption := DynamicCaption;
end;

dataset
{
dataitem(MyTable; "My Table")
{
// Columns here
}
}
}

Enable this as answered if it solves your request.

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Suresh Kulla 50,278 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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@Tech_BC_Gokul, your suggested code is not possible, there is no property or method available on the report to set the caption.

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YUN ZHU 100,998 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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If it's a field caption, it can be made dynamic.
As far as I know, it's not currently possible for page captions.

More details: How to change field captions dynamically in Dynamics 365 Business Central

https://yzhums.com/1846/

So your solution is to create two reports with different captions, and then run different reports based on the conditions.

Hope this helps.

Thanks.

ZHU

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Sohail Ahmed 11,175 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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You can achieve this by passing a variable into the report through Report.Run or Report.RunModal from your action, then use that variable in the report to set the title dynamically (e.g., in OnPreReport or with a label/field bound to it). Essentially, your page action decides the caption, and the report picks it up.

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