Preferred drill path

Hi,
I created a dimesion on three of my dimension table. I gave a preferred drill path from one dimesion to another. So if I click Account from first table it should dispaly values of Portfolio in the second dimension and if I click name then it should display secuirty code from third dimension. I gave a preferred dill path to do this. and I selected the columns, I want to drill thru and enabled the drill down key. My question in now when I select ay column from the any dimesion table it is giving me option to click and it is drilling to the columns to which I enabled drill down. For example in my first dimesion I chose 'Account numbe'r and second dimension I chose 'Name' . Now when I select any column from first dimension it let me drill thru and it displays Account number. When I click Account Number it displays name. I want only the drill thru feature to be enabled on Account Number, Name. All other columns should not let me drill thru. Is this possible or do we ahve to live with this.

*@787565, are you user4683504?*
Your question is eerily exactly like the original OP's question of this thread and after reading this post...
User with 78 series - something fishy
...it got me thinking about why your handle is a "number" rather than a name like most handles?
If you are not the same person, please open your own thread, but I would still like an answer to the questions above (in bold).
Edited by: David_T on Aug 21, 2010 8:48 AM

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