Writeback – the ability for the end-user to enter values into the cube from the spreadsheet; crucial for use in a financial arena

Splashing – to be able to enter values at the aggregate level & have the values allocated to the leaf-level members according to a chosen criteria, e.g. allocate incremental values equally

What-If – the ability of the end-user to do his own analysis by changing values without affecting anyone else

Audit Trial – before committing new values to the cube, an audit trial can show you what values you have changed to ensure you are making the changes you really do want