Mandatory Prompt in Webi

I am working on a standard BEx query where there is a mandatorty prompt(Cal Year/Month) set up at the BEx Designer.Now if run the same query I can see the mandatorty prompt(Cal Year/Month) in the BEx Analyzer but the same prompt(Cal Year/Month) is shown as optional at the Webi level.How can I overcome this issue.My user wants to see the prompt as Mandatory at the Webi level.Please let me know how to overcome this issue.

As suggested,
Go to Universe >> Filters >> See Prompt definition.
If you see <Optional> then remove it.
Or
Can you see, Apply on Universe radio button then check that.
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