Ago function against Essbase

Hi,
I'm finding very big problems in using AGO function against a Essbase source (BIEE 11g & EPM 11.1.2).
Any experiences on that?
any feedback will be apreciated,
Regards,
Daniele

Hi Peak,
I'm not able to make it works, differents errors are generated:
sometimes:
SQOIMDXGeneratorHyperion.cpp
others:
[nQSError: 96002] Essbase Error: Syntax error in input MDX query on line 10 at token '[' (HY000)
I'm building simple query on these cubes...
I'll try to describe you better the problems asap...
But I'm looking if I'm the only finding this issues (and is related to my environment) or if someone else found this kind of problem.
Regards,
Daniele

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