Bex variables at Business objects

Hi
I am SAP-BI consultant, in query we have 5 types of variables. like charactestics variable, text, formula, hierchy and hierchy varibles, can i get same in BO also?
please advise me

Hi Suneel,
please look in Link:[http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/xi3-1_sap_olap_universes_en.pdf] (Page 44)
You can find out there which kind of variables (and in which context) are supported in OLAP universes created from SAP BW queries. These universes can be used to built Web Intelligence reports.
Regards,
Stratos

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