Constraints for presentation variable in obiee 10g

Hello Guys,
What are the constraints for presentation variable in obiee 10g?
requirement: I am unable to find the variable option, when i selects CONTAINS operatior, during creating the prompt.

Hi,
In 10g, a dashboard prompt can only set presentation variables when you use the "is equal to/is in" operator. Also, it is not available in case of MultiSelect prompt.
Refer to the below thread for some alternate solutions:
visualize prompt values into report Answer?
Thanks

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The answer to this question is the same for the one you posted here:
can we create two dashboard prompts for the same column in the samepage
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http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/oracle-bi-ee-101332-between-prompts-for-date-columns-using-presentation-variables/

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Hi Jay , Thank you very much for reply , now i got a little idea , but few doubts abt ur reply .
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Edited by: user12255470 on Dec 2, 2010 12:12 PM

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