Marketing Segmentation Using BEx Queries

My company wants to use the CRM Marketing Segmentation tool. The data is coming from BW via BEx queries. I've been able to create highly defined BEx queries that can be used by the Marketing Segmentation tool. I'd like to create a more generic BEx query with prompts presented to the user at run time if possible. For instance, if we need a list of Business Partners with email addresses, I want a prompt asking the user to select a specific division. I haven't found any documentation that BEx prompts can be used within the Marketing Segmentation tool in this fashion.
Thanks,
Jeremy

Hi,
You can add multiple queries to workbook using following process:
1. Open one of the queries in BEx Analyzer and save it as a workbook.
2. Create additional tab in the workbook, and give it name as query2
3. Edit the query2 tab by adding other quer. click BEx Analyzer > Tools > insert new query
OR Go to BEx Analysis Toolbox: Tools > insert new query
4. Chose the second query and save the workbook under appropriate role
- Geetanjali

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