Variable on Navigational Attributes in ODS

BW Experts,
I have a Navigational Attribute in my ODS. In my query design, I do not get an option to build a variable for selection on this Navigational attribute. Is it a fact with ODS that Variable cannot be built on Nav Attributes?
Thanks
Ashwin

hi Ashwin,
we have to logout and login again bex analyzer to reflect any changes on infoprovider, i guess you were opening bex and turn on ods navigation attribute and couldn't find it in bex query, then you logoff and login again and see the navigation attribute, you can have a try
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