1. A method for specifying multidimensional calculations, comprising: receiving selection of a subset of a cube model metadata object that is generated from a facts metadata object and one or more dimension metadata objects, wherein the facts metadata object references one or more measure metadata objects; and generating a statement for retrieving multidimensional information using metadata in the cube model metadata object and the one or more measure metadata objects, wherein each of the measure metadata objects specifies one or more aggregations.