MDX and substitution Variable usage in Essbase 7.1.5 -- Problem

Hi, Iam trying to write a query like this and Iam unable to validatethis in MDX - SELECT { [USD]} ON COLUMNS, {&CurMon} ON ROWS FROM [Sample.Basic] It gives me error at "&" Also I tried to use substituion variable in a formula on amember like this and I couldnot get it validated - CASE [Time Periods].CurrentMember WHEN [JAN] THEN SUM( CROSSJoin( {[Net Income]} , {[JAN]} ) ) WHEN &CurMon THEN SUM( CROSSJoin( {[Net Income]} ,{[JAN] : &CurMon} ) ) ELSE missing END Please reply me if indeed , we cannot use substitution variablesin MDX. ( Note: Subsitution variables were already setup in thesystem) Thanks

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