On the Calculations tab, you can configure local calculation settings for a formula or a key figure.
Local calculations are performed (on the client) on the result set provided by your BW system. This allows you to recalculate results or single values from a report based on specific criteria. On the Calculations screen, you can specify for a structure component which rules are used to recalculate result rows and/or single values, and in which direction the calculations are performed.
For example, you can create ranking lists or calculate the total of a top 10 product list.
Note the following features:
For performance reasons, we recommend that you work with exception aggregation and calculated key figures. This is because all the operations executed on the server can be processed significantly faster (especially when using the SAP HANA database).