Presentation variable in column name

Is there any way to add in column name presentation variable?
Example
*2007* =tmp_2ybefore
*2008* =tmp_ybefore
This variables are defined in prompt
Sale *2007* -- Sale *2008*
1,22------------2,86
4,44------------3,29
Edited by: Micek on 2009.04.10 09:15

hi
check this...
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/oracle-bi-ee-101332-dynamic-column-headers-using-presentation-variables-sets-and-conditional-formatting/
but it has its own disadvantages.... see

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user9126483 wrote:
Hi
I have a date column which should have 2 presentation variables. From date and To date. I created a dashboard prompt on the date column twice with case statements like CASE WHEN 1=0 THEN CALENDAR.D_DATE ELSE TIMESTAMP '1900-01-01 00:00:00' END . Now i have 2 presentation variables FromDate and Todate for the user to select. I have referenced this in the report using a filter with the condition " date between @{FromDate}{1900-01-01 00:00:00 AM} and @{ToDate}{1900-01-01 00:00:00 AM}
Now i have a column in the report which has a case statement with the following conditions
CASE WHEN "Dim - Pay Info"."Status Cd" = 'ROC' AND TIMESTAMPADD(SQL_TSI_DAY, -1, @{FromDate}{1900-01-01 00:00:00 AM}) THEN 'Outstanding' --- the condition here is take off a date from the FromDate selected
WHEN "Dim - Pay Info"."Status Cd" = 'ROC' AND "Dim - Pay Warrant Date"."CAL_DT" IS BETWEEN @{FromDate}{1900-01-01 00:00:00 AM}, @{FromDate}{1900-01-01 00:00:00 AM} THEN 'Current Month'
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What is the syntax error? If you make people have to guess or to examine intensely what you wrote, many will pass on your question, which I don't doubt people did.
Rather than dive into your syntax, read this blog entry by Venkat which perfectly describes how to build and use date prompts with BETWEEN, including the syntax of wrapping your date prompts with single quotes.
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/oracle-bi-ee-101332-between-prompts-for-date-columns-using-presentation-variables/

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