Key Figures and Aggregation options

Hi All,
There are three aggregation options:Minimum,Maximum,Sum on the Aggregation Tab when creating a Key Figure on the Admin Work Bench. I understand that these aggregation rules are set for the Key figure BEx default settings. Does this affect at all how the data is loaded into the cube?
Another question. If I have a Key Figure that I have set to Maximum, and would like to change to Sum.. Do I need to unload the data in the cube and load it again?
Thanks.

> There are three aggregation
> options:Minimum,Maximum,Sum on the Aggregation Tab
> when creating a Key Figure on the Admin Work Bench.
> I understand that these aggregation rules are set for
> the Key figure BEx default settings. Does this affect
> at all how the data is loaded into the cube?
Indeed: these are report relevant settings only.
> Another question. If I have a Key Figure that I have
> set to Maximum, and would like to change to Sum.. Do
> I need to unload the data in the cube and load it
> again?
I'm not sure about this one: Since it's a report-relevant setting only, i wonder there would be a reason why all the cubes where the KF is used should be empty...
(you can always change the setting directly in table RSDKYF, field AGGRGEN)

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