Replacement path variable with offsets

Hi experts,
I have the requirement to report receivables (open items) historically by fiscal year / period.
More precisely, each period should show the open items that are open at the end of the period.
Example:
001.2010 (shows open items from 31.01.2010)
002.2010 (shows open items from 28.02.2010)
...etc.
The idea is that the user enters a fiscal year/period using a manual entry variable.
The open items should be calculated as follows:
KF: Amount
Posting Date <= Variable
Clearing > Variable or unassigned
Variable is a replacement variable that is replaced by attribute "Date To" from the user entry Variable (Fiscal year period)
E.g. if the user enters 008.2010, then this value is automatically replaced by 31.08.2010.
Generally this works.
However, to view the values for the last 12 months, a structure is needed consisting of 12 elements with offsets in order to show the 12 months prior to the selected period (e.g. 001.2010 - 002.2010 - 003.2010 ....etc.)
The problem is that the replacement only considers the user's variable entry and ignors the offsets.
Example:
User enters 008.2010.
In the column strucure I show 3 months 006.2010, 007.2010, 008.2010.
Then all columns would show items open on 008.2010 - the offsets are ignored.
Any idea, why this happens and how it can be resolved?
This problem has given me a headache for days.
Your help is much appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Alex
The user should be able to enter a fiscal year / period and

take an e.g.
u have characteristic say ch1
u want to restrict it with replacement path variable
first of all create a variable var1
click what it is based upon for e.g. 0calday, 0material etc.
make it user entry variable
select single or multiple entry
make it mandatory
save it and hit okey
click on ch1
right click and say restrict
in new window create a new variable
give its name and technical name
processing path is replacement path
go to next tab of replacement path
select several ooptions
replace variable with another variable
select a variable called var1
change the offset length and offset start with different parameters.
hit okey
this way u have restricted ch1 with replacement path variable var1
now when u run report u have to enter value of var1
which will then further feeded to ch1
this way u can create replacement path variables at lots of instances and then u can always feed the value from var1 at different time
make sure as this ur requirement is date
try to use 0calday as reference infoobject all the times....

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Figure 1
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Figure 2
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Figure 3
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Figure 4
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Figure 5
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Figure 6
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Figure 7
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Figure 8
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