Rules to determine the summarize aggregation type

For stand-alone and embedded calculations, IBM® Cognos® Framework Manager uses one of these rules to determine the aggregation type.

Calculation

Aggregation type

Is a fact containing of only a reference to a query item whose aggregation type is average, count, maximum, minimum, or sum

Uses the aggregation type of the query item

Numeric or an interval type

Sum

Time, datetime, or date type

Maximum

None of these rules apply

Count