NQSError:96002 Unknown Member used in query

Question

Hi all,
We are using obiee 11.1.1.5 on top of Essbase and every time we change a member name for a certain hierarchy in the cube we are not able to run any of our OBIEE reports.
I get the following error : NQSError:96002 Unknown Member used in query. Which makes sense because the member name has changed.
When I look at the XML of the report I see that the member names are hard-coded in the report definition which is a bad news because every future change in a member name will affect our reports.
I am wondering how such a small change in the essbase cube can affect all of the reports and how to manage this changes in the future to avoid rebuilding the reports.
Thanks
Adil

Answer 1

In OBIEE 11g, by default you get a member name, correct? But you can also import the alias from the physical layer first, then expose that alias to BMM and presentation layers.
For example:
Gen2,Product --> this would be the default column, which is the member name
Gen2,Product - Default --> this would be imported alias column, which is the default alias
Use the values of Gen2,Product whenever hardcoding is required (in filters, in formula, etc). But use Gen2,Product - Default for the columns visible/displayed in the reports.