Multiple universes as DataSource

Dear all,
We want to create a report in Design Studio based on 3 universes.
These universes use the same input parameters.
When we add 1 universe we have no issue at all.
When we add the second universe, we get an error message when we try to refresh the input parameters: "The status of "QUERY_DATA_SOURCE" "DS_xxx" may only change during command processing" (where DS_xxx is the name of the second universe).
And we get an error screen stating "Error in triggering the event "apps.state_changed"
We are using Design Studio 1.3
Kind regards,
Lieselot

Tammy,
I forgot to mention that it is in combination with other DataSources based on BEx queries.
I also created a test report with only 2 DataSources based on universes and this works (without error messages - also when we refresh the input parameters).
Kind regards,
Lieselot

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