Dynamic Column Headings in Report Layout

I am using Report Query/Report Layout for a custom report in BI publisher. My Column Headings are stored in the database. On my pages, I am using the replacement format ' &FIELD_NAME.' to have them show up correctly. How can I do that on my Report Layout?

Hi -
1) Add Query just for column headings under Source Query (you can obviously pass in bind variables to select the correct column values if need be).
2) For layout, pull in the headers from data model (just like any other field) and use them to replace any existing "hard coded" headers.
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