Cognos 8.3 add style variable to a table cell

I can't seem to add Style Variable based on a data item from a query to a cell in a table. Note thoug开发者_如何学Goh that this is just a regular table not a data container like a list etc.

I was in the process of trying to get an answer for you on this, but I think there is a bug with COGNOS. I created a boolean variable and applied a style to a list report, and everything ran swimmingly. As soon as I tried to apply a style variable to the table cell, it errored out with a variable error.

I'm taking a bit of a guess here, but I think that when you're creating a variable that references a query, the style variables can only be applied to objects which are associated with that same query. That's why a list report might work where a table cell wouldn't. I haven't seen any other information on this either.

Edit: Could you use a singleton within a table cell? That would help. I'm not sure that they are available in 8.3, though.