Display alias on a BR RTP

Question

Hyperion Planning 11.1.1.3
Scenario
Transfer an employee. While selecting the employee from the WF_Employee Global Variable (Run-Time Prompt) display the alias. Currently only member names display.
Failed attempts
1. Open the WF_Employee global variable. Associate it with a planning outline. Click on the member selection button under Limits. Select the Alias Table from the Alias Tables drop-down list. Click OK. Member selection on the RTP on web-form still displays member names only. Go back to WF_Employee global variable, notice that <No Alias> is selected.
2. Open the WF_Employee global variable. Associate it with an Essbase outline. Click on the member selection button under Limits. Select the Alias Table from the Alias Tables drop-down list, then select the Use Alias Names check box. Click OK as suggested here: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12825_01/epm.111/hbr_admin_help/createvariable.html. Member selection on the RTP on web-form still displays member names only. Go back to WF_Employee global variable, notice that <No Alias> is selected.
Does anybody know why I can't display aliases for a member that is selected from a Business Rule Run-Time Prompt?
Cheers,
Mehmet
Edited by: Sultan Mehmet on May 25, 2011 10:48 AM

Answer 1

Hi Mehmet,
I think this is default behaviour. There have been cases where I have used member aliases merged with the member name (i.e. account code + account name) to tackle this. I'm afraid there is no solution to this yet, at least to my knowledge.
Cheers,
Alp