Universe Design - Linking two columns in a table to a subordinate table

Post Author: bradwist
CA Forum: Semantic Layer and Data Connectivity
I hope this is the right forum to ask a question about Universe Design. If not, please redirect me. Thanks.
I have a question on a universe design that I am trying to implement. I'll try to simplify to what I really am focusing on here. I've got a table, PersonRelationship, that defines a relationship between two people (Person1, Person2). Both Person entities have a set of data that are contained in the PersonTable. I'm trying to set up a universe design that allows the PersonRelationship table to join to the Person table twice, for Person1 and Person2 (fields are Person1Id and Person2Id respectively).
(below is a poor attempt to draw the table relationships)
Person (table)          PersonRelationship (Table)                  OtherData (table)
PersonId (PK)          RelationshipId (PK)                             OtherDataId (PK)
               ^----
Person1Id (FK)
         ^----
Person2Id (FK)
                               OtherDataId (FK) -
^
I then would like to build a query in Web-I that allows me to query against certain parameters for both Person1 and Person2. For instance, I may want information that reflects when Person1 is male and Person2 is female.
Is there a way to establish this relationship within the universe without having to create two physical tables?
Thanks.

Post Author: bradwist
CA Forum: Semantic Layer and Data Connectivity
With further information, I believe the answer to this is Aliasing the table. But when I create and Alias of the person table, it doesn't show up in WebI. I only see the original. Not sure what the problem is.

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