Member names from a formula

It looks like this isn't possible, but maybe there is a trick to it. I want to supply SV with a member name using a formula. If I copy and paste special-values SV will pick the member up, but when it's a formula it looks like it just ignores it. Any idea if this is possible? I'm on SV 9.3.1.2. Thanks.

we found that the first column using the formula didn't work, but all the rest did. Insert a dummy column and hide it.

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