What is the CUBE function family in Excel and when would you use CUBEVALUE?

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Microsoft Excel — Hard

What is the CUBE function family in Excel and when would you use CUBEVALUE?

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The CUBE function family in Excel enables direct querying of OLAP cubes and data models from worksheet cells. CUBEVALUE is specifically used to retrieve aggregated values based on dynamic member expressions. This function is useful outside of PivotTables. Incorrect options misinterpret CUBE functions as unrelated to OLAP or data models.