Cascading Prompts in Crystal from a Universe

Hi There,
How can I create a cascading prompt on the Universe to be used in crystal?
I have created a Cascading prompt in the Universe and it work in Webi but for some reason you do not see the cascading LOV
Versions BOE XI 3.1 SP2 FP2.4 Crystal Reports 2008 v1 SP2.
Regards,

Hi Abhilash,
Thanks for replying ...
The same report is working fine on windows server 2008 R2 and IE 8.0.7601 . Can you pleasde guide through which pack should i install on BO server to overcome this issue . As all my users are using IE 9 version only .
Thanks,
Sahana

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