# Application anomaly detection vs baseline cube

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/application-anomaly-detection-vs-baseline-cube/42398>\
**Category:** Open Q&A\
**Tags:** application-monitoring, anomaly-detection\
**Created:** [November 1, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/application-anomaly-detection-vs-baseline-cube/42398 "2023-11-01T08:08:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![henk\_stobbe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/henk_stobbe/32/30434_2.png) [@henk\_stobbe](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/henk_stobbe)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/application-anomaly-detection-vs-baseline-cube/42398/1 "2023-11-01T08:08:29Z")

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Hello,

Looking at below application anomaly detection, I do not understand the baseline cube part.

I assume that “all user actions” just means that?

Who can explain the relation to me?

 ![henk_stobbe_0-1698825870286.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/0/3/035ec76ac655752bf3099d7f889fd3a206286b5e.png)

KR Henk

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**Author:** ![radek\_jasinski](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/radek_jasinski/32/10432_2.png) [@radek\_jasinski](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/radek_jasinski)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/application-anomaly-detection-vs-baseline-cube/42398/2 "2023-11-01T13:35:33Z")

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Hi Henk,

In this case, you are taking into account all user actions within a given application. Relative and absolute thresholds refer to thresholds set based on the deviation from the baseline, not the baseline itself.

 ![Zrzut ekranu 2023-11-1 o 14.30.03.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/e/4/e4d55a93af499ff6536bac43655e4474a9dcd8ff.png)

An example of an absolute value might be 100 ms. An example of a relative value might be 50%. As in your case (in the sum of the default setting in DT). Absolute value means a specific number. A relative value means a percentage increase.

Radek