Block Storage Calculation Features That Do Not Apply to Aggregate Storage

Calculation of Essbase aggregate storage (ASO) cubes differs from that of block storage cubes. The following characteristics of calculating block storage databases do not apply to ASO.

  • Block storage calculation scripts written with Essbase calculation commands and functions. However, you can write aggregation scripts and custom ASO calculations.

  • Dynamic Calc member storage property

  • Block storage formula syntax and predefined Essbase functions in formulas

  • Custom-defined calculation functions and macros developed in Java

  • Formulas on members of dimensions that are not aggregate storage dynamic hierarchies

  • Preloaded values for member intersections above level 0

  • Two-pass calculation tags

  • Block-storage Intelligent Calculation