You can include a Smart List as a variable in a formula expression, such as the formula expression, “Status”= [Status.Departed]

“Status” is the member name, Status is the Smart List dimension name, and Departed is a Smart List member name. If the Smart List value for Departed is 2, Essbase replaces Status.Departed with 2 in the member formula (Planning treats Smart Lists as text and Essbase treats Smart Lists as numbers). If the Smart List value for Departed is 2, Essbase replaces Status.Departed with 2 in the calculation and stores 2 in the database.

Write Smart Lists in this format: [SmartListDimensionName.SmartListMemberName]