Direct Database Request with Dashboard Prompt LOV Source

I have complex Direct Database Request query having Dashboard Prompt. In Dashboard prompt I want to have LOV. But to create the DPrompt having LOV, I must have the table/column in Subject Area. How I can have table in RPD not connected or joined with any table in RPD?
The idea is to do the reporting based on direct query with Prompt/LOV but do not want to include the prompt source table with other my main logical model which is used for other purpose.

Hi Kishore
Thanks for the reply but it is little less clear because I already have working Dashboard level prompt where
1. Instead of LOV I type the value, use the Presentation Variable as Set Variable on Dashboard Prompt, say pDepartment
2. Created direct database rqeuest query having where condition .. WHERE Department= '@{pDepartment}'
And the above Dashboard works great. Only problem is that I want to have LOV for Department for which I need to have the respective table/column in RPD
I liked your idea about BI publisher but how do you really deploy the BI Publisher?
Thanks
OBIEEFAN

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