Graphical calculation views are graphical or scripted views that can be used for complex calculations and data transformations in SAP HANA. There are three types of graphical calculation views: cube, dimension, and SQL access only. Cube and cube with star join are the only types that can handle measures, which are numeric values that can be aggregated, such as sales amount or quantity. Dimension views are used to model master data or attributes, such as product name or customer ID. SQL access only views are used to expose the data of another view without any additional logic or transformation. References:
* SAP HANA 2.0 SPS06 - Application Development for SAP HANA1, Section 4.1, p. 77-78
* SAP HANA 2.0 SPS06 - Calculation View Modeling2, Section 1.1, p. 7
* SAP HANA 2.0 SPS06 - Calculation View Modeling2, Section 1.2, p. 8-9
* SAP HANA 2.0 SPS06 - Calculation View Modeling2, Section 1.3, p. 10-11
* SAP HANA 2.0 SPS06 - Calculation View Modeling2, Section 1.4, p. 12-13
* SAP HANA 2.0 SPS06 - Calculation View Modeling2, Section 1.5, p. 14-15