Navigation attributes issues

Hi,
We have an infocube with a navigation attributes 0CUSTOMER_ORDERTYPE. The ORDERTYPE is in the master data 0CUSTOMER and updated using a program (contrary to the other 0CUSTOEMR attributes).
When we see the master data 0CUSTOMER, we see that the ORDERTYPE value for the customer number "1200" is not blanc (value is "DSM"),
BUT when we see the the infocube (listcube), ORDERTYPE value for the customer number "1200" is blanc.
For information, the ORDERTYPE is updated using a program (and not using direct loading).
Do you have any idea to explain this issue please?
Thx.

Is ORDERTYPE time dependent or time-independent attribute of 0CUSTOMER?
In the infocube, Is ORDERTYPE present as a characteristic in one of dimensions of Cube or is it enabled in the navigational attribute section.
If it is in the dimension section, then the value you see in the cube is as of the time of loading the data into the cube. It means if the data was loaded two months ago then the value reflects the value in the 0CUSTOMER master data two months ago. It may or may not be present at that time.
If it is in the navigational attribute section, then mostly the current date or the keydate us specify in the listcube main selection screen is being used to look up the value of the ORDERTYPE. Make sure 0CUSTOMER has a valid ORDERTYPE as of the respective keydate.

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