Can we Customise Query designer?

Hello BW Gurus:
I have a peculiar requirement.
We have some calculated key figures. Now our power users need to be able to see some kind of help document/definitions of those calculated key figures which they create queries.
I know we have documents available in Bex but is there some simpler alternative to display some text for the objects within a query designer? Maybe like a mouseover popup or on click display in the toolbar below?
Thanks,
JP.

hi jp..
have you tried using text variables.. if not try using that..hope it will help in your problem..

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