Inline Calc Script Calculation

Hello! I'm being lazy and i'd like to calculate a variable in a calc script using an inline calculation, choosing a very simple example:
*1. VAR WEIGHT = 1;*
works successfully, but
*2. VAR WEIGHT=1 + 2;*
fails with Error: 1012001 Invalid Calc Script Syntax [
variations i've tried on *2* also fail WEIGHT = (1+2);, WEIGHT ( WEIGHT = 1+2; ); etc...
Any ideas?
Graeme.

Setting a variable to a constant is fine byitself Var Weight = 1; but if you want to do math to set the varialbe it needs to be in a block statement. When you exit the block, the variable is no longer available. Try
Var Weight;
Weight = 1 + 2;
"Weighted Sales = weight * sales;
Notice the parens starting and ending the command that is the block command. Depending on what you are doing you might need to specify a member starting th command
"Weighted Sales"(
)

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There are lot of questions in my mind and as it is said you can get the results only by testing.
----------------------------You are absolutely right here but it helps to understand the underlying principles and best practices as you seem to understand.
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----------------------------This is one reason but another is to manage disk I/O during calculations. Especially when performing the intial calculation of a cube, the order of sparse dimensions from smallest to largest will measurably affect your calc times. There is another consideration here though. The smallest to largest (or least to most) sparse dimension argument assumes single threading of the calculations. You can gain improvements in calc time by multi-threading. Essbase will be able to make more effective use of multi-threading if the non-aggregating sparse dimensions are at the end of the outline.
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--------------------------This will not necessarily improve performance in and of itself.
In one way, I can say that a member from P, M,V becomes my key for the data.
Theoritically if I think, may be it will...but in practical terms I don't see any of such thing.. Correct me If my thinking is wrong.
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-------------------------Without knowing more about the application, there is no way of knowing. Knowledge is power. You may want to look into taking the Calculate Databases class. It is a two day class that could help you gain a better understanding of the underlying calculation principles of Essbase.
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------------------------Your cube size is large and block density is quite low but there are too many other factors to consider to simply say that you should make changes based solely on these parameters. Too often we get focused on block density and ignore other factors. (To use an analogy from current events, this would be like making a decision on which car to buy solely based on gas mileage. You could do that but then how do you fit all four kids into the sub-compact you just bought?)
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