Add relational table in my essbase business model

Hi experts,
I have an essbase multidimensional datasource. One of dimensions of this source is Entity.
Entity has some hierarchies (Gen1, Gen2, Gen3, Gen4, Gen5)
Each generation has ID and description.
My requirement is to change description of Gen4 with description (DescGen4) of relational table.
So, my relational table has IDGen4, DescGen4.
I think that I have a join with IDGen4 (essbase dimension) with IDGen4 with relational table. I have done an I can see new description in my presentation layer in answers but my problem is when I want to see measure. If DescGen4 is in answers columns I can't see data....
Any help??
Thanks!!

Hi Alex,
When you take measures with dimensions,you need to set the level of the dimesnions to detail so taht when tat measure is picked up the data would show in accordance.
http://www.rittmanmead.com/2007/11/essbase-integration-with-obiee-101331/
Regards,
Kranthi.

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