Prompts on direct database queries

Hi there,
is there a way to create a prompt that will interact on direct database query?
On the below query I want resort and business date to be prompted, however even with the use of normal sql variables I not getting anywhere.
select trunc(business_date), resort, sum(stay_rooms) room_nights from reservation_stat_daily
where resort='AGHEMB'
and business_date between '01-SEP-11' and '30-SEP-11'
and room_resv_status not in ('PROSPECT','CANCELLED','NO SHOW')
group by resort, trunc(business_date)
order by trunc(business_date) asc
Do you have any idea?
Thanks
S.

Hi,
Did you try using presentation variable as explained here.
http://gerardnico.com/wiki/dat/obiee/direct_database_request
Rgds,
Dpka

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