20 Defining Calculation Order
A database is calculated at the data block level, bringing one or more blocks into memory and calculating the required values within the block. Data blocks are calculated in order, according to their block numbers. The database outline tells Essbase how to order the blocks. Within each block, the values are calculated in order according to the hierarchy in the database outline.
The information in this chapter applies only to block storage databases and is not relevant to aggregate storage databases.