Reporting -Blank columns

Experts,
Can you please tell me how to remove blank columns in BW report.I tried to surpress in the properties of query ,but still displaying blank columns for periods.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated .
Regards
Mano

Bhanu,
My query got structure and periods.My query have completly empty columns AND some zero values and I tried to right click on Structure properties and check Zero surpress values ...
It is removing all blank columns as well as zero values .
I want to remove only blank columns.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks a lot
Regards
Mano

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