Issue with repository variable in OBIEE 11g

Hi
While i am using repository variable directly in filter it is working fine, but when i am using 'repository variable -1' in filter then it is throughing error as 'repository variable -1' is not present.
Can't we use - , + on repository varaibles in filters.Can anyone help me.
Thanks
Edited by: Manu on Apr 2, 2013 4:28 AM

I want to know how answers is treating it char type or number type?
just cast it to number and try.
Edited by: Srini VEERAVALLI on Apr 2, 2013 7:00 AM
BTW: how you are calling variable
lik this
repository variable - 1
or like this
VALUEOF(repository variable) - 1
Edited by: Srini VEERAVALLI on Apr 2, 2013 7:11 AM

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