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Showing posts with label OLAP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OLAP. Show all posts

Monday, April 19, 2010

difference between OLAP and aggregate functions.

OLAP functions are similar to aggregate functions in that they:
Operate on groups of rows (like the GROUP BY clause)
Can filter groups using QUALIFY (like the HAVING clause)

OLAP functions are unlike aggregate functions because they:
Return a data value for each qualifying row - not group.
May not be performed within subqueries.