How to create an optional indexed prompt?

Question

Hi,
We are using WEBI 3.1. We are trying to create the following pre-defined filter prompt in the universe but does not work. Has anyone successfully built a WEBI report leveraging an indexed optional object used as a prompt?
For example:
@Select(Employee Class\Employee ID) in @Prompt('Select Employee:','A','Employee Class\Employee Name',Multi,primary_key,Persistent,,User:0,optional)
If I create at the report level, the indexed Primary_Key is not pulling in for some reason. It does not pull in the ID. It ends up doing a Employee ID IN ('Name of Employee1', 'Name of Employee2') instead??
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hi,
Should work, though I never used the user:0 thing in universe definitions, just extra comma's
Did you check the index in the employee name object, is it defined, parses, enabled?
If you do a simple condition on the employee name object, does it translate to this index?
Easy to check by checking the SQL before running the query.
Making it optional in the query panel, does it still work?
If you do a multiple without optional, does it still work?
Making this optional in the query panel, does it still work?
Look at the SQL generated, is it different from what you use?
(I currently get  
Outlet_Lookup.Shop_id  = 
@prompt('Enter Store name:','A','Store\Store name',Mono,Constrained_key,Persistent,,User:0,KEY_'N',optional)
in WebI where I also used to have primary_key.
It may be a version difference, or the fact that it is side by side with BI40,
but it may also hold a clue as to why it doesn't work.)
Hope you can find what is wrong...
Good luck,
Marianne