Problem showing constrained values in dashboard prompt using a specific val

Hi all,
I'm using a dashboard prompt showing several fields ie Company, Business Area, Dept. They are set as the following:
Drop Down List Box
Show > All Choices, Constrained
Default > Specific Value
The requests work fine with these prompts. The problem is if I go to Dept drop down, all I see are '(All Choices)' and the default dept I established defining the prompt. There are other depts for the same Business Area that I want to see, not just the default value.
What did I do wrong?
Thanks in advance

Hi ,
may be the problem with company also ,you enabled the constrained to company as well i guess..
Just check with this order Business Area,Dept , Company , .. enable the constraint for company and Dept and test the prompt by selecting the business area , are you able to see the company and dept correctly or not.
Just a testing method ...helpful for you.
Thanks,
Ananth

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