TODATE alternative in OBIEE 11g (11.1.1.5)

H all,
Is there any alternative to TODATE function? I have got a dashboard with an Year prompt, which allows Multiple Values Selection. I tried using RSUM function in analytics but since user can select multiple years, it does not work.
The solution can be either in RPD or in analytics? Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Yogi

I have the following fields in my analysis and there is multiple select prompt for YEAR.
Year--Month--Customers--CustomersYTD
Customers is a repository measure --> count(distinct(CUSTORMER_ID).
Cutomer YTD is calculated using TODATE function. I am looking for the alternative to TODATE function.
Thanks in advance.
--Yogi

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