BPS Processing Question for 2 Planning Cubes

Hello, Can you please give input on the following scenario:
We have 2 planning cubes, cube 1 contains selection
criteria records which will be used to select and
process the detail records from planning cube 2. i.e.
Sales Org = 100, Material= 200, Pct=.05
This cube could have multiple records with different
selection criteria.
Cube 2 holds the detail data to be selected and
manipulated based on the records from cube 1. We want
to process each record from cube 1, one record at a
time as selection criteria to select and process the
data from of records of 2nd cube. i.e. Select Sales
Org = 100, Material=200, Cost = Cost * .05 etc.
Do you have a best practice or ideas?
I really appreciate any help. Scott

I think you should include these 2 cubes in a multiplanning area and implement a FOX function for this scenario. The same combinations of sales org, material... etc will get grouped into one data packet and get processed together (these criterion chars should not be marked 'to be changed').
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