Formula variable - Maximum Date in result output

Hello Guys,
Scenario -
Data in Cube
*Reseller      Sales Date*
RS1          01.01.2010
RS1          01.01.2011
RS1          01.01.2012
RS2          01.01.2008
RS2          01.01.2009
RS2          01.01.2010
Required Output - Display one record for each Reseller with recent Date.
*Reseller      Sales Date*
RS1          01.01.2012
RS2          01.01.2010
What I did till now --->
Created a Formula and included a Formula Variable (replacement Path ref char - Sales Date) hence I got the date as keyfigure.
Reseller      Sales Date     Sales Date Formula
*RS1          01.01.2010     201,00,101*
*RS1          01.01.2011     201,10,101*
*RS1          01.01.2012     201,20,101*
*RS2          01.01.2008     200,80,101*
*RS2          01.01.2009     200,90,101*
*RS2          01.01.2010     201,00,101*
For the Sales Date Formula (Calculation tab - Calculate result as Maximum) to display the result as maximum.
The issue is that when I remove the Sales Date from Drilldown the Sales Date Formula display X. I was expecting the result row to be displayed i.e the maximum value for RS1 and RS2.
Can you guide where I am going wrong... or any other method to achieve the above output is appreciated.
-Amit

Hi,
Through replacement path you can achieve this.
On row side put *Reseller.
on Column side create a formula(and on Aggregation Tab: Exception Aggregation: Last Value, Reference Characteristics: Sales Date)
and there create formula variable and use replacement path.
Details
Type of variable: Formula
Processing By: Replacement Path
Reference Characteristics: Sales Date
Replace variable with: InfoObject
Replace With: Key
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