\Critical Use of variables in ODI

Hi,
I have a problem in which i have to use a filename which is dyanamic. so if my job is following:
variable(containing dynamic name)--->interface
everything runs fine
but if
variable(containing dynamic name)--->scenario of interface
it doesnt works
seems odi does not resolve variables in scenario
Please suggest is it possible or not as i need to put a scenario and not the interface.

I have put the value of the variable which i want to use in the input of scenario in the additional variables tab of scenario
Project Variable Value
General Filename #General.Filename
General Filename
I m getting this error:
va.lang.Exception: Specified variable not found in the Repository : GENERAL.Filename
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.updateVarWithSessVar(SnpSession.java:2905)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSessVariables(SnpSession.java:2466)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSessionPreTrt(SnpSession.java:2433)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSession(SnpSession.java:1855)
also current command is
OdiStartScen "-SCEN_NAME=DYNAMICFILE" "-SCEN_VERSION=001" "-GENERAL.Filename=#General.Filename"
I want to use variable from project general named as filename as an input to the scenario
Please suggest me the correct way to do it.

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