Using a repository variable in a column in BP1

I'm having a problem in 11.1.1.6.2 BP1 that I've not had before.
I'm creating a column in my business model, and its formula is a repository variable called "Current Month". When I create it, the formula prepends the name of the initialization block which sets it. So instead of VALUEOF("Current Month"), I get VALUEOF("Set Times"."Current Month").
When I move that into the presentation layer and attempt to use it in Answers, I get this error:
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 43119] Query Failed: [nQSError: 14020] None of the fact tables are compatible with the query request Repository variables.Current Month [ Current Month : 'Jul-2009' ] . (HY000)
However, if I just manually create a column in Answers with the formula VALUEOF("Current Month"), it works just fine.
So it appears that when the name of the initialization block is automatically prepended by the expression builder when defining a column in the repository, the column won't work. It feels like a bug. I've never experienced this with earlier versions of the software.
Any workarounds?

Dpka, the situation is actually a bit curious. I have two different repositories. Repository "A" started its life as a Sample Sales repository, and the variables work on that one. Repository "B" was created from scratch, and the variables fail on that one.
I'm investigating the potential differences. I'll report back here.

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