Hierarchical Prompt depending subject area

Hi experts, if is possible to create a hierarchical prompt that show me values depending subject area that I choose before?
With "normal" prompt I can get this with "Show SQL Results" and change FROM clause by @{subject_area} instead of default subject area but in hierarchical column I don't have this option
Thanks!

I found the issue
One of the developers uploaded the wrong RPD, and that RPD was pointing to an incorrect environment, thus the answers were all missing.
Hope this helps someone else

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