User provisioning Calc Scripts and Filters overlapping

User Provisioning.
Calc Scripts and Filters.
When assigning filters, it works great, sets the right user roles to read and/or write on different members of a base.
But then, "calc" rights override the Filters settings, allowing the user to write on the entire members and childs of the DataBase.
Is there any way to assign Calc Scripts and widen the user rights through filters or some other way to prevent writting access to the entire members?
Regards.
Running on:
Windows 2003 R2 x64.
Essb 9.3.0.0.0
Running on:
Windows 2003 R2.
SharedServices 9.3.0.0.0 WebLogic Express Based.

Hi and thank you very much for your answer.
I have, exactly 9.3.0.0 both, Essbase (now Analytic Server) and Shared Services, and yes, you're right about your comment, but the problem is I don't manage the security from EssBase I do it from SharedServices, because the EssBase users was "Externalized" and now all the security settings are managed with SharedServices.
A coworker said me the same you did, but I think we can't do that any more because the security externalization.
I really apreciate your help and time.
Thanks
Adrian

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