PromptSummary() issue in OLAP universe

Hi all,
I'm trying to display the user prompts on a webi report. The universe is an OLAP universe based on a Bex query with an SAP variable. The user is prompted to enter a month and year. When viewing the webi report in Edit mode, the cell containing the PromptSummary() idisplays the selected month/year as expected. When viewing the report (not in edit mode) the cell displays "**Query Name:Query 1**"
Can anyone explain what's going on?.
Cheers
Keith

Try increasing the cell size.
You can also use the UserResponse function in webi.

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