21 Intelligent Calculation for Block Storage Cubes
When Essbase calculates a block storage cube, it tracks which data blocks it calculates using markers. If you then load a subset of data, on subsequent calculations, Essbase calculates only the blocks that have not been calculated, and any blocks that require recalculation.
Intelligent Calculation is based on Essbase marking data blocks as clean or dirty. Intelligent calculation applies only to non-federated, block storage cubes.