Crystal Report using BW Query that contains replacement path (control query

I have a Crystal report built on a BW query.  The BW query contains a replacement path on a characteristic (as a control query).  The control query has additional variables that the main query is not using.  The crystal report is not recognizing any of the variables that the control query includes.  How do I get the crystal report to recognize the control query variables?

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