Token Use in Query Filter Prompt

I have an RFx query that includes the 'Document Owner' as one of the filter prompt parameters. I would to set the default value for this parameter to the individual's name that is executing the query.
I have tried using %CURRENT_USER_NAME% as the default value. However, that doesn't work. Any ideas?
Note: The parameter is flagged as optional.
I'm trying this in a 7.0 SP01 Patch 8 system.
Thanks, Scott

Hi,
We had achieved such a requirement via Scripting. This was done on a collection such that whoever was adding a value in a particular collection, we were fetching the name of that user and displaying it on the UI upon Save context.
Though am not sure how this can work in a Query itself. Though there is a way to default a filter field to None. You can refer that in the link below:
http://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2134839&messageID=11071704#11071704
Thanks,
Vikram

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