Descriptions in field explorer on CR 2008

Hi,
We're opening a query by using SAP toolbar on Crystal Reports 2008 and on the fields explorer we can't see fields description, so we're not able to work with them (they only have a long character string as a name, we don't have neither BW Descriptions nor BW Technical names).
What is the problem?
We tried to change product locale from spanish to english and viceversa but for some users this is working, but for some others it is not.
And what is more, if we work with "Database Expert -> New connection -> SAP BW MDX Query or SAP BW Query" it never works (descriptions are never displayed).
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Yes, I'm using MDX query driver with sap toolbar. Indeed I'm trying both.
Our logon language is Spanish (ES), and product locale and preferred viewing locale are also set to spanish.
So, are you suggesting that without using MDX query driver we can't see fields descriptions?
When I'm using "SAP BW Query" I never get the descriptions either.
Thanks,
David.

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