Variable for attribute

Hi Gurus
I need to create a variable for the attribute only not for the characteristic in query designer.
Iam in BI7.0 please help me how to do this.
Thanks in advance
viki

It's a relatively straight forward process VIKI, try reading through these guides.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw33/helpdata/en/f1/0a56a7e09411d2acb90000e829fbfe/content.htm
and here
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw33/helpdata/en/ac/789b3c4d4d8d15e10000000a114084/content.htm

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you cant create a variable on attribute of a char.
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Hi,
Try it like this:
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FIELD-SYMBOLS:
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