Row-Wise Variable not populating in Filter

Hi,
I have a row-wise variable that gets a list of units that an employee belongs to (parent/child units).
In answers, I want a prompt with a drop down that shows all of the units the user should be able to access. This works if the user only belongs to one unit. However, if a user is in multiple units, it only shows his "Current" unit in the drop down (just one value).
My prompt query is like this:
SELECT "- Dim_Emp".unit FROM PRS WHERE "- Dim_Emp".unit = VALUEOF(NQ_SESSION.Units)
From what I understand, the where equals clause should evaluate to a where IN clause in the physical statement, but it doesn't appear to be doing that.
I would really appreciate some help on this. Thanks!
Kevin

Kevin,
In prompts, the drop-down can only contain 1 value. You should use the multi-select option in prompt.
Try that and see if you get a list of all parent/child units

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