A system for generating a value for a first attribute includes a database having one or more dimensions that each include one or more members. The database includes one or more storage locations that are each associated with one member from each dimension in a set of one or more of the dimensions. A...http://www.google.cl/patents/US6574619?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6574619 - System and method for providing cross-dimensional computation and data access in an on-line analytical processing (OLAP) environment