Using variables in data rules

Hi,
I have set-up a data transfer mechanism between serveral Essbase cubes that uses on the source cube a report script to generate a file and on the target cube imports this text file using a data rule file.
The current problem I'm encountering is that it does not seem to be possible to limit down the transfer to a single period. In the report script, there's no issue because that is recognizing the server variable easily.
But on the import side I have not found a method to have a single column dynamically writing into current period only. Is there no other option than someone going into this rules file and change the hardcoded fieldname each month?
Thanks for any input
Erik
Belgium

You can use substitution variables in version 9 of Essbase but not in earlier versions. Before v9 we'd get around this by using aliases e.g. CurrMonth. Each new month we'd move the alias to the next month.
"But on the import side I have not found a method to have a single column dynamically writing into current period only"
I'm assuming that you've created a text column here and filled it with a month value? It would be better to not have a month column and just set the month in the Header of the Data Load Settings.
Hope this helps.
Gee

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