Which Calculation Type is typically used to accelerate a load of 12 months into the Budget Scenario by consolidating data?

• A. Consolidate
• B. Force Consolidate
• C. Calculate
• D. Force Calculate

Answer: (B)

During a data load, calculation types control how data is processed and rolled up during the load into a Budget Scenario. For consolidating monthly data quickly, forcing the consolidation is the key. Force Consolidate triggers the consolidation step to run immediately as part of the load, ensuring all twelve months are rolled up into the Budget Scenario without waiting for a standard consolidation pass. This directly speeds up the process of bringing a year’s worth of data into the consolidated view.

Consolidate performs the usual roll-up, but may follow the normal consolidation cycle and timing. Calculate and Force Calculate focus on computing values rather than performing the data consolidation across periods, so they don’t achieve the same acceleration for rolling twelve months into the budget scenario.