Querying Essbase text measures via Oracle BI direct database request

Hi,
There is a text measure in an Essbase database. The same MDX query shows text values when executed directly in Essbase or in SmartView and numeric codes when executed via Oracle BI Direct Database Request interface.
Is it possible to show text values in OBIEE?
(Versions: Oracle BI 10.1.3.4 & Essbase 11.1.1.2)
Thanks in advance and best regards

I'm sorry if my description looks cryptic.
There are no problems with alias tables or SmartView., I'll try to explain the problem better.
In Essbase there is a text measure "Code" and a text list "Code_Values" which contains text values for this measure:
1 - AA
2 - BB
3 - CC
4 - DD
Let there be an MDX query 'SELECT ON COLUMNS, [DIM1].Members ON ROWS FROM [APP].[DB]'.
When such query is run in Essbase Administration Services Console, it returns the following table, which is the desired behaviour:
DIM1 Code
0100     AA
0200     BB
0300     CC
0400     DD
When it is run as a Direct Database Request in Oracle BI Answers, it returns only numeric values, but not the text values from "Code_Values":
DIM1 Code
0100     1
0200     2
0300     3
0400     4
So, the question is: is there any way to achieve desired behaviour using Oracle BI Answers?
Edited by: WxD on 17.08.2009 17:42

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