The @Aggregate_Aware function allows an object to take advantage of tables
containing summary data in the database. If your database contains summary
tables and you are running queries that return aggregate data it is quicker to run
a Select statement on the columns that contain summary data rather than on the
columns that contain fact or event data.
You can use the @Aggregate_Aware function to set up aggregate awareness in
a universe. This process includes a number of other steps which are associated
with the use of the @Aggregate_Aware function