Variations Due to a Chain of Influences
Using SET MSG ONLY as a calculation-time estimating technique should be validated against later CALCNOTICE intervals. The results of this estimating technique vary because of the following chain of influences:
Blocks differ in block density through the real consolidation process, therefore
The rate at which Essbase writes blocks to the disk differs, therefore
The rate at which blocks are processed in the cache differs, therefore
Actual results may differ from the predicted calculation time.