In SAP Analytics Cloud, both Restricted Measures and Difference From calculations are designed to incorporate dynamic time intelligence. A Restricted Measure allows a user to filter a base measure by one or more dimension members, including dynamic date ranges like "Current Year" or "Year-to-Date". A Difference From calculation is specifically used for time-series comparisons, calculating the variance of a measure against a dynamic, relative time period, such as "Previous Year" or "Previous Quarter". These features enable reports to update automatically based on the current date context.

A. Aggregation: This defines the mathematical operation (e.g., SUM, COUNT) on a set of values. It does not inherently contain dynamic date filtering options; filtering is applied separately.

B. Date Difference: This calculation computes the duration (e.g., number of days or months) between two specific date members, not applying a dynamic time filter to a measure.

1. SAP Help Portal - Restricted Measures: "You can restrict a measure to a fixed or dynamic time range... For dynamic time ranges

you can select Current Date

a specific time range such as Year to Date

or create a custom current date."

Source: SAP Help Portal

"Creating Restricted Measures in a Story". (Specific page content may vary with updates

but the functionality is core to the feature).

2. SAP Help Portal - Difference From Calculation: "The Difference From calculation shows the difference for a measure between a time period and a previous time period... You can select a time offset

such as Previous Year or Previous Period."

Source: SAP Help Portal

"Add a Difference From Calculation". (This documentation details the dynamic time offsets available).