Business Rule - Filtering based on dimension

Hi,
I am trying to copy data from one scenario/version to another scenario/version based on account member(smartlist) value.I am currently unable to achieve this result.
/* Copy the data from Begin Scenario to Final Scenarioo
based on the vendor status*/
FIX(@Relative(Year))
"Begin Scenario"
IF (("Vendor Status" == [[VENDOR_STATUS.NEW]]) OR
("Vendor Status" == [[VENDOR_STATUS.ACTIVE]]) OR
"Begin Scenario"->"Working Version" = "Final Scenario"->"Working Version";
ENDIF
ENDFIX
In this example,"Vendor Status" is an account member of the type smartlist. I would like to filter data based on "Vendor Status" as I copy from
one scenario/version to another scenario/version. The above rule is not copying any data.
Kindly advice.
Thanks,
Cz

Hi,
Try out the following way
FIX(@Relative(Year,0))
"Begin Scenario"
IF (("Vendor Status" == 1) OR
("Vendor Status" == 2) OR
"Begin Submission"->"Working Version" = "Final Scenario"->"Working Version";
ENDIF
ENDFIX
/* Assuming Smart List Value of Vendor_Status.New=1 & Vendor_Status.Active=2 */
As in backend ( i.e Essbase) the smart list values are stored in numerical.
Cheers!!

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