Answers - would like to use calculated field's name, not expression

Hi Everyone,
I'am trying to make several calculated fields in a single query in Answers. Each field references the previous one, and the expression of the first one is already 5 rows long.
Now I reference it in the second calculated field by using "Edit Formula" -> "Column" -> 'Colum name'.
My problem is, that it puts the expression of the previous field, not it's name. I have to use it for almost 10 times in this single expression, so -although it works fine- it is totally unreadable, and very hard to debug for example.
And after all, I should use this field again, in several next calculated fields.
Does anyobody have an idea, how to make calculated fields having only the name of referenced other fields in it?
The repo is set for ad hoc reporting also, so using session variables which need to be set in Administrator Tool, is not an option.
Thanks for help in advance.
Tom
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user608765

Hi Venkat,
thanks for the response. It would work, no doubt, in this special case, the problem is, that users use the repo for ad-hoc reporting aswell (and they don't have access to repo administration of course), so one can count on it, that there would be a new request of this kind every day to change the repo with customized user variables. I would like to avoid this of course.
Having the name of a referenced field in a new expression would be a simple solution. Is it possible, that it can't be done?
Tom

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