Components of a rule

A rule is composed of one or more calculation statements that define how values in the associated cube are calculated.

Optionally, rules can contain feeder statements that optimize the performance of consolidating rule-calculated values. When you use feeder statements in a rule, the rule must also contain a SKIPCHECK declaration and a FEEDERS declaration. The SKIPCHECK declaration must immediately precede any calculation statements in the rule, while the FEEDERS declaration must precede the feeder statements.

For details on feeder statements, SKIPCHECK declarations, and FEEDERS declarations, see Improving Performance with Feeders.