Create Query with New Field combined with Existing InfoCube Data (BW 3.5)

Hi Everyone!
How would you recommend I handle the following situation?
I have a custom InfoCube (which I will call ZCUBE) that has been deployed to production. The business would like a new query that combines Current Standard Price along with data currently stored in ZCUBE.
Now, Current Standard Price is uniquely identified by the Material and Plant to which it is associated. These InfoObjects (Material and Plant) are characteristics of ZCUBE.
I am strugglig since the business will not allow any changes in the design of the InfoCube (i.e. add any new characteristics/key figures).
Is there a way to combine the two data sets? I attempted to use a Multi-Provider using ZCube and a custom ODS, but had no luck since the characteristics were so different. (ZCUBE has almost 50 characteristics defined)
I also have tried adding the attribute Standard Price to InfoObject Plant Material (0MAT_PLANT) but that was not helpful since 0MAT_PLANT is not included in ZCUBE.
From what I can tell I should create an InfoSet using ZCUBE and potentially a new ODS, but that isn't going to work since you can create InfoSets using InfoCubes in BW 3.5.
So... I am at a loss now. Any assistance would be appreciated!
Thanks-
Nathalie

Thank you very much for your responses!
I went ahead and created a custom ODS (Z_ODS) that contained the keys Material and Plant and had the data field Standard Price. I then created a Multi-Provider to sit on top of the custom cube and the custom ODS. Unfortunately, I am not getting the correct response since the Multi-Provider returns a union of the two infoproviders.
Z_ODS
0Material (key)
0Plant (key)
Standard Price
Z_Cube
0Material (char)
0Plant (char)
Char1 (char)
Char2 (char)
Char3 (char)
0FiscalYear
Key1....
MultiCube
0Material = 0Material
0Plant = 0Plant
Char1
0FiscalYear
Standard Price
Key 1
If I run a query just using Material and Plant in the return, the Standard Price and Key1 are returned correctly. If I include Fiscal Year in the query, the standard price is returned in a row associated to a blank Fiscal Year. See example below.
Query 1
Plant1   Material1   StandardPrice1   Key1
Plant2   Material2   StandardPrice2   Key2
Query 2
FiscalYear2009   Plant1   Material1   #(blank StandardPrice)   Key1
FiscalYear2009   Plant2   Material2   #(blank StandardPrice)   Key2
FiscalYear# (blank) Plant1   Material1   StandardPrice1 #(Blank Key1)
FiscalYear# (blank) Plant2   Material2   StandardPrice2 #(Blank Key2)
I know I should be using an InfoSet, but we are on BW 3.5... so I can't include a cube in an InfoSet.
I believe that the solution will be to add all relevant characteristics to the custom ODS... but that is going to be a much bigger challenge then originally expected. Please let me know if I am missing something... a silver bullet would be much appreciated
Thanks everyone!
Nathalie

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