Numeric Options


A number of options determine how Oracle OLAP handles numeric expressions. These options are listed in Table: Numeric Options.

Numeric Options

Option Description
DECIMALOVERFLOW
Controls the result of arithmetic operations that produce out-of-range numbers. Decimal numbers are stored as a mantissa and an exponent. Decimal overflow occurs when the result of a calculation is very large and can no longer be represented by the exponent portion of the decimal representation.
DIVIDEBYZERO
Controls the result of division by zero.
RANDOM.SEED.1 and RANDOM.SEED.2 (Set only) Options that specify values used by RANDOM when computing random numbers. Typically, you only set values for these options when you are developing and debugging your application programs.
ROOTOFNEGATIVE
A flag that allows or disallows any attempt to obtain a root of a negative number.