Variable for Query without changing Datamodel

Hello Experts,
I need in the Query a variable, which should have inpact on the processing in the user-exit. This variable should no be used directly for constraining data.
It is an Yes/No variable. And I don't have in my multicube any characteristic which have Yes/No in their domain.
In such situation I have always added to Multiprovider and Cube an new characteristic and created an variable for this characteristic.
But I don't like this solution, because this changes in the datamodel are in really not important for the datamodel. It only an work around for getting the possibility of adding a variable.
Does someone know an better idea for adding variables to query, without changing datamodel like this.
Thanks
Wojciech

Hi Bhanu,
Not really - I don't want to change Cubes.
Thanks
Wojciech

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