Query multiple data sources via keys (federated query)

I have a requirement to fetch data from two different databases, one financial and one operational, to make compound measure (a ratio). I need to fetch a value for the number of calls answered in a call centre from one database (we'll call this "CustomerCare" and the measure "CallsAnswered") I have a good degree of control over this system as it sits in my department so I can add foreign keys into the live tables or add mapping tables, etc. The other measure I need is the wage bill for the same period which comes from a finance database (we'll call this "FinanceMart" and the measure "WageBill").
My problem is that we run this for several joint venture companies and the query needs to take that into account allowing each JV to see only their data. To date all of my tests with OBIEE would issue the following query to both databases...
SELECT Date,CallsAnswered,WageBill FROM <DATABASE> WHERE JointVenture = "JV Motors"
... but that only works if the joint ventures are named the same in both systems and they are not. I need to report by the names in my CustomerCare database (they are familiar to the business) so the only thing I can think to do is to put mapping details (either keys or text values) into my tables and have OBIEE join on those. When I tried this OBIEE failed to issue a query against the FinanceMart as soon as I introduced the JointVenture field but otherwise it works fine when I use either the mapping field or when I use just date.
If anyone can shed some light on this it would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Both schemas are definitely stars, this example is a slimmed-down version of the real environment (I have many more measures and dimensions) but I only need the one measure from the FinanceMart.
As an example the CustomerCare DB has the following JVs: Star Autos, Fulton Honda, Mortlake Scooters. In the FinanceMart the same three would read: Automotive Sales (UK) Ltd, Jack Fulton & Son Ltd, Peter Evans Motor Company Ltd.
That's why I need some kind of mapping, I just need to know how to configure OBIEE to join on one column but allow you to report by another.

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