OBIEE Dashboard prompt space Increase

Hello,
I have requirement, where management doesn't like the crowded prompts in dashboard (Oracle Business Intelligence 10.1.3.4.1), is there any way i can increase the space between two prompts ? Seems like something to do with js pages but not exactly sure from where to start ??
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!

If I understood you correctly you want the Prompt to show the BU Name but the SQL should filter on its corresponding ID ... BU ID ... as we all know that SQL works better when filtering on IDs rather than TEXT such as a name.
Well ... 2 weeks ago I put a SR as I think I have found some interresting bugs on this feature.
First of all you have to set this up in your RPD. Go to the BU Names Properties in the Business modell. In the General Tab you'll find something called Descriptor ID Column. Here you can set what this column should really use when filtering ... so here you set BU ID. that's it. Easy right?
Now to the bugs.
Bug #1 - If you do this and now try out a very simple analysis, drag and drop this BU Name on the report, drag a fact next to it, now go to Results and everything should look as it should. Now ... drag the BU Name upwards so it becomes a Table Prompt ... and now comes the bug, try to chose another item on the BU NAme ... ERROR!!!
Bug #2 - Try to make a Union of the previous Analysis. Make the other dataset exactly the same jsut for the ease of it. Now ... right cklick on the upper dataset and its BU Name, create a filter and set it to be prompted. Create a Dashboard prompt to filter on BU Name, Create a Dashbord with these two items ... and run it ... good luck ;)
As I said ... I've created a SR of this 2 weeks ago and still no answer but the generic one ... "Your update has been received" hahaha
So to answer your question, YES you can filter on BU Name using BU ID, as long as you don't filter on it with a Table Prompt. But funny enough it DOES work if I use it on a Dashboard prompt hahaha

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Hi Gerard,
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