Limit hierarchical columns

Is there a way to limit the depth of hierarchical columns in an analysis?
I have a product group hierarchy, very basic:
total > group > subgroup
Using this hierarchical column in an analysis, I get the default behaviour in which one can drill all the way to the lowest level:
+ total
    + group 1
        subgroup 1
    + group 2
However, the requirement of the report is only to support this behaviour to the group level, thus showing only the total and group level.
+ total
    group 1
    group 2
I tried to fix this changing the Column Properties of the hierarchical column. Halas, setting the interaction to None removes the +'es of all levels in the report, while changing the column property interaction to none on group level (still in the criteria, unfolding the hierarchical column gives access to a Column Properties dialog for every level separately) seems to have no effect at all.
I suppose this could be done by creating a second hierarchy in the business layer that excludes the lowest level. But one would expect this to be implementable as well in the analysis itself.

Hello Vj,
I guess 11.1.1.5.5 is a bug.
OBIEE in IL: OBIEE 11.1.1.5.5 is available
But in 11.1.1.6.2 it is not a bug
Check this thread,It may helpful
https://forums.oracle.com/thread/2314889
Mark if helps.
Thanks,

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