Intelligent Calculation and Data Block Status

To provide Intelligent Calculation, Essbase checks the status of the data blocks in a database. Data blocks have a calculation status of clean or dirty. Essbase marks a data block as clean after certain calculations.

When Intelligent Calculation is enabled, Essbase calculates only dirty blocks and their dependent parents. When disabled, Essbase calculates all data blocks, regardless of whether they are marked as clean or dirty.