Patent ID: 8271426
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for storing block data for a cube of data, the cube of data including a plurality of blocks of data, the method comprising: storing a first value for a measure in a block of data for the cube of data, the first value being a value at a freeze time in which all applicable changes have been made to the block of data; storing a second value for the measure in the block of data for the cube of data, wherein the second value collapses changes made to the measure since the freeze time in the second value; receiving a value change to the measure; calculating, by a computer processor, a new second value based on the value change; and storing the new second value in place of the second value previously stored for the measure, the new second value including information describing a difference between the first value and the value change.