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Mapping Aggregation Functions From Data Sources to Framework Manager and Report Studio

The summary functions available in Framework Manager and Report Studio reflect summary functions supported by relational and dimensional data sources. The following table shows how summary functions in data sources are mapped to Framework Manager and Report Studio.

Data source

Framework Manager

Report Studio

None specified, or none

Unsupported

None

average (avg)

Average

Average

count

Count

Count

count distinct

Count Distinct

Count distinct

maximum (max)

Maximum

Maximum

minimum (min)

Minimum

Minimum

median

Median

Median

standard deviation (stddev)

Standard Deviation

Standard Deviation

sum

Sum

Total

variance (var)

Variance

Variance

count non zero

Count Non-Zero

Automatic

average non zero

unknown

Automatic

external

unknown

Automatic

any

unknown

Automatic

calculated

unknown

Automatic

unknown

unknown

Automatic

first_period

unknown

Automatic

last_period

unknown

Automatic

The following summary functions exist only in either Framework Manager or Report Studio. There is no corresponding summary function in data sources.

Framework Manager

Report Studio

Automatic

Automatic

Calculated

Calculated

No corresponding summary function

Summarize

No corresponding summary function

Not Applicable