Calculation of Shared Members

A calculation on a shared member in Essbase is a calculation on its prototype member.

If you use the FIX command to calculate a subset of a database and the subset includes a shared member, Essbase calculates the prototype member.

Shared members are those that share data values with other members. For example, in the Sample.Basic database, Diet Cola, Diet Root Beer, and Diet Cream are consolidated under two parents: under Diet and under their product types—Colas, Root Beer, and Cream Soda. The members under the Diet parent are shared members, as shown below. See Shared Members.

Figure 20-10 Calculating Shared Members