Filter on navigational attributes

Hi,
We have 0Material characterstic in the query which has Material Type as navigational attribute. The master data for Material Type is already loaded. Will it be possible to restrict the values of Material Type in the query designer?
Thank you.

are you on 3.X or 7?
in your dimensions on the left hand side, you can find mat_type, right? If it is indeed defined as a nav attr (in master data AND in the cube) then it will be available as an object in the dimension, not as an attribute of material...if it's only available under material, this means it's not defined as navigational.
now, if we're sure it's navigational, you can drag and drop this object to the filter section and restrict...you should be able to restrict on material type...
so, if you see this in your dimension:
dim1
- material
       -material type
then material type is not an nav attribute
if you see this
dim1
   -material
   -material__mat_type
then you should be able to drag and drop material__mat_type and restrict...
so, please check that the nav attribute is correctly defined
M.

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