Alternative to using dynamic variable / NOW () in Content FILTER

Good morning all,
Could someone suggest an alternative to using NOW () in the WHERE clause of LTS? Using ExpirationDate>NOW() works, but unfortunately, this request can't be cached (because reports using dynamic statements using NOW () and TODATE () don't get cached).
I've identified a possible solution - creating a variable that would use first day of current month with this Initialization block:
SELECT LAST_DAY (ADD_MONTHS (CAST(SUBSTR(SYSDATE,1,10) AS DATE), -1))+1 FROM TIMEDIM_TABLE WHERE CAST(SUBSTR(SYSDATE,1,10) AS DATE)=CALENDAR_DATEAs a result the variable is showing: TIMESTAMP '2009-05-01 00:00:00' in Default Initializer field. This seems to be working - I'm just not sure why not all he reports get cached.
My question is - is this valid way for this and is there a better way to accomplish this?

Hy Wildmight,
Here an article :
Why a Query is Not Added to the Cache ?
http://gerardnico.com/wiki/dat/obiee/bi_server/cache/obiee_bi_server_why_no_cache
If you use a repository variable, the cache work and the entry will be deleted next time you update it.
Success
Nico

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Please follow basic Netiquette and post the DDL we need to answer this. Follow industry and ANSI/ISO standards in your data. You should follow ISO-11179 rules for naming data elements. You should follow ISO-8601 rules for displaying temporal data. We need
to know the data types, keys and constraints on the table. Avoid dialect in favor of ANSI/ISO Standard SQL. And you need to read and download the PDF for:
https://www.simple-talk.com/books/sql-books/119-sql-code-smells/
>> I need to select from a dynamic column name and save the result in a variable, but seem to be having trouble with the values being fed to sp_executesql <<
This is so very, very wrong! A column is an attribute of an entity. The idea that you are so screwed up that you have no idea if you want
the shoe size, the phone number or something else at run time of this entity.
In Software Engineering we have a principle called cohesion that says a model should do one and only one task, have one and only one entry point, and one and only one exit point.
Hey, on a scale from 1 to 10, what color is your favorite letter of the alphabet? Yes, your mindset is that level of sillyity and absurdity.
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We need to see the DDL so we can re-write this mess. Want to fix it or not?
--CELKO-- Books in Celko Series for Morgan-Kaufmann Publishing: Analytics and OLAP in SQL / Data and Databases: Concepts in Practice Data / Measurements and Standards in SQL SQL for Smarties / SQL Programming Style / SQL Puzzles and Answers / Thinking
in Sets / Trees and Hierarchies in SQL

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