Dynamic Description in Analysis for OLAP

hi.
I am trying to create an application in Analysis for OLAP where I am trying to populate the Dynamic description based on the value entered by the user.
It works in Bex queries, however I don't see the description populated when I create a analysis for OLAP report over the same Bex query. in fact I dont see the description of any bex query. is it not possible? I am using BO 4.1
Regards,
Mahesh

Hi Kathi,
finally we solved the porblem. i guess you are working with IE 8.0?
*if so, add the BO-Server (http://server.com) to your lokal intranet sites (inside the IE 8.0).
*also check document mode in IE 8.0 is set to Quirks Mode (under ''Tool/Developer Tool'') when opening the analyis olap report
then it should work.
regards
Tom

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