Summary of Model Options

Item	Use in Rows and Columns options	Use in Filters option
dimension or level	Yes	Yes
dimension or level of a related cube	Yes	Yes
shared dimension or level in the same compound cube	Yes	Yes
calculated member (non-measure)	Yes	Yes
calculated member (non-measure) in a related cube	Yes	Yes
calculated member (non-measure) in another cube in the same compound cube	No	No
computed dimension	Yes	Yes
computed dimension in a related cube	Yes	Yes
computed dimension in another cube in the same compound cube	No	No
named set	Yes	Yes
named set in another cube	No	No
named filter	No	Yes
named filter in another cube	No	No
searchable measures	Yes, except for text, string, and NLP measures	Yes

Item	Use in Rows and Columns options	Use in Measures option	Use in Filters option
measure	Yes, except for text, string, and NLP measures	Yes, except for text, string, and NLP measures	Yes, if searchable
measure of a related cube	No*	No*	No
measure of another cube in the same compound cube	Yes	Yes	No
calculated measure	Yes	Yes	No
calculated measure from another cube	No	No**	No
quality measure	Yes	Yes	No
quality measure from another cube	Not applicable**	Not applicable**	Not applicable**
property of pivot-type plug-in	Yes	Yes	No
pivot-type plug-in from another cube	Not applicable**	Not applicable**	Not applicable**

Item	Use in Rows and Columns options	Use in Measures option	Use in Filters option
property	Yes	No	No
property in another cube (related or compound)	Yes	No	No

Item	To Access This Item from a Calculated Member or Measure
MDX standard cube items (dimension, hierarchy, level, measure, property, calculated member, named set)	Many options; see Using InterSystems MDX.
computed dimension*	Use the dimension and member name to create a member expression that refers to the desired member, in the same way that you do for any standard member.
quality measure*	Use the %QualityMeasure dimension to create a quality measure expression that refers to the measure.
KPI or plug-in*	Use the %KPI function to refer to the value of a property in the KPI or plug-in.
term list*	Use the %LOOKUP function to return the value of a term list item. Use the LOOKUP function to return a given field (the value field or another field), for a term list item. Use the %TERMLIST function to create a set of members, given a term list pattern.

Feature	Pivot Tables	KPIs	Plugins	Production Business Metrics
How definition is stored	Folder item	Class definition	Class definition	Class definition
Where defined	Analyzer	Studio	Studio	Studio
Data source options	MDX query	MDX query SQL query Values returned by custom code	MDX query	Values returned by custom code
Supports custom computation using lowest-level records?	No	No	Yes	No
Supports filtering?	Yes	Yes, depending on your implementation	Yes, depending on your implementation	No
Supports custom filtering (for example, provide user with only a subset of the members of a level)?	No	Yes, depending on your implementation	Yes, depending on your implementation	No
Supports listings?	Yes	Yes, depending on your implementation	Yes	No
Supports the Mini Analyzer?	Yes	No	No	No

Item	Purpose	Location of definition	Primary tool to create	Where described
dimension, hierarchy, and level	Define groups of records	cube class	Architect	“Defining Dimensions, Hierarchies, and Levels”
measure (numeric, integer, date, age, or boolean)	Aggregate values across multiple records	cube class	Architect	“Defining Measures”
measure (text or string)	Store string data in the fact table. These measures are usually also searchable.
searchable measure	Aggregate values across multiple records; also support filtering of lowest-level records
NLP measure	Used by NLP dimensions; not visible in the Analyzer	cube class	Architect	“Using Text Analytics in Cubes” in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
property	Contain data specific to a level	cube class	Architect	“Defining Properties”
listing	Provide access to lowest-level details	cube class	Architect	“Defining Listings,” “Defining List Fields”, and “Defining Listing Groups”
calculated measure	Define a measure based on other model elements	cube class or pivot table	Architect or Analyzer	“Defining Calculated Members”
calculated member (non-measure)	Define a member based on other model elements	cube class or pivot table	Architect or Analyzer	“Defining Calculated Members”
named set	Define a reusable set of members	cube class	Architect	“Defining Named Sets”
subject area	Filter a cube or otherwise refine its definition	subject area class	Architect	“Defining Subject Areas”
computed dimension	Define groups of records to retrieve at runtime (usually via SQL or MDX)	cube class	Architect	“Defining Computed Dimensions” in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
quality measure	Define measure via MDX outside of a cube	quality measure class	Quality Measure Manager	“Defining Quality Measures” in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
related cubes	Use levels of a different cube	cube class	Architect	“Defining Cube-Cube Relationships” in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
compound cube	Combine measures from different cubes or see these measures side by side	subject area class	Architect	“Defining Shared Dimensions and Compound Cubes” in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
KPI	Query the data in a more flexible way, for use as an alternative data source	KPI class	Studio	“Defining Basic KPIs” in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
pivot-type plug-in	Calculate a value based on the lowest-level data; use via drag and drop	plug-in class	Studio	“Defining Plug-ins” in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
aggregate-type plug-in	Calculate a value based on the lowest-level data; use in calculated members	plug-in class	Studio
term list	Define values outside of a cube, for various purposes	Business Intelligence folder item	Term List manager	Defining Term Lists in Advanced Modeling for InterSystems Business Intelligence
business metric	Compute data specific to a production	business metric class	Studio	Developing Productions
named filter	Define a filter for use with a specific cube	global	Analyzer	Using the Analyzer