Variable on Characterstic description

Hi All,
My Report Requirement is user want to enter desription as input in the variable screen of the Report.
E.g. user want to enter Sales Organisation description in the Variable screen instead of Sales organisation Key.
Can anyone help me to get this done.
Thanks in advance
Vani Reddy

Hi,
You can do it by using Text variables and Customer Exit variables. See the one my article in the following URL...
https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/profile/Surendra+Reddy
(How to use Customer Exit Variables in BW Reports: Part 2)
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/f002c608-2533-2c10-25a1-d0e7f7b5b662&overridelayout=true
Thanks
Reddy

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