Linking tag selections across multiple dashboards

• US 10,048,825 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2014
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bertram, Randal L., Hintermeister, Gregory R., Mora, Anthony D., Xie, Nicole X.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bycer, Eric J
• Application Number:
  US14/572,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20160170610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,336 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/43 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A first data visualization based on first and second sets of data items is provided on a first dashboard. A second data visualization based on third and fourth sets of data items is provided on a second dashboard. Each data item of the first and third sets has at least a first tag. Each data item of the second and fourth sets does not have the first tag. A selection of the first tag is received. In response to the selection, a third data visualization based on the first set of data items and not based on the second set of data items is provided in place of the first data visualization and a fourth data visualization based on the third set of data items and not based on the fourth set of data items is provided in place of the second data visualization.

Claims

1. A method for managing a plurality of dashboards configured for monitoring computer servers, the method comprising:

obtaining, from a first database and by a first application, a first set of data items and a second set of data items, each data item of the first set of data items having at least a first tag and each data item of the second set of data items not having the first tag, wherein the first set of data items are measures of a first computing resource usage metric by corresponding computer servers of a first set of the computer servers, and wherein the second set of data items are measures of the first computing resource usage metric by corresponding computer servers of a second set of the computer servers;

generating, using the first application, a first data visualization based on the first set of data items and further based on the second set of data items by processing the first set of data items and the second set of data items, wherein the first data visualization is a first graph depicting values generated based on the first computing resource usage metric for both the first set of computer servers and the second set of computer servers;

providing, on a first dashboard of the plurality of dashboards, the first data visualization, wherein the first dashboard includes a first tag selector tool configured to receive a user selection of one or more tags;

obtaining, from a second database and by a second application, a third set of data items and a fourth set of data items, each data item of the third set of data items having at least the first tag and each data item of the fourth set of data items not having the first tag, wherein the third set of data items are measures of a second computing resource usage metric by corresponding computer servers of the first set of the computer servers, and wherein the fourth set of data items are measures of the second computing resource usage metric by corresponding computer servers of the second set of the computer servers;

generating, using the second application, a second data visualization based on the third set of data items and further based on the fourth set of data items by processing the third set of data items and the fourth set of data items, wherein the second data visualization depicts values generated based on the second computing resource usage metric for both the first set of computer servers and the second set of computer servers;

providing, on a second dashboard of the plurality of dashboards, the second data visualization;

receiving a selection of the first tag, wherein the selection of the first tag is made by a user via the first tag selector tool;

filtering out, using the first application and in response to the selection of the first tag, the second set of data items from the first set of data items;

generating, using the first application and subsequent to the filtering out the second set of data items, a third data visualization based on the first set of data items and further not based on the second set of data items by processing the first set of data items, wherein the third data visualization is a second graph depicting values generated based on the first computing resource usage metric for the first set of computer servers;

providing, in response to the selection of the first tag, the third data visualization in place of the first data visualization;

filtering out, using the second application and in response to the selection of the first tag, the fourth set of data items from the third set of data items;

generating, using the second application and subsequent to the filtering out the fourth set of data items, a fourth data visualization based on the third set of data items and further not based on the fourth set of data items by processing the third set of data items, wherein the fourth data visualization depicts values generated based on the second computing resource usage metric for the first set of computer servers; and

providing, in response to the selection of the first tag, the fourth data visualization in place of the second data visualization,

wherein a dashboard connector module that is not part of the first application or the second application serves as a link between the first application and the second application to enable two-way synchronization of tag selections between them, and wherein the method further comprises;

notifying, using the first application and in response to the selection of the first tag, the dashboard connection module of the selection of the first tag; and

pushing, by the dashboard connection module, the notification of the selection of the first tag to the second application, wherein the filtering out, using the second application, the fourth set of data items from the third set of data items is responsive to the pushed notification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first dashboard is part of the first application and the second dashboard is part of the second application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing the first data visualization includes displaying the first data visualization to a user, wherein the providing the second data visualization includes displaying the second data visualization to the user, wherein the selection of the first tag is a selection by the user, wherein the providing the third data visualization includes displaying the third data visualization to the user, and wherein the providing the fourth data visualization includes displaying the fourth data visualization to the user.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

obtaining, subsequent to the providing the third data visualization, a first data update to the first set of data items, wherein the first data update is obtained from a first set of remote data sensors;

obtaining, subsequent to the providing the fourth data visualization, a second data update to the third set of data items, wherein the second data update is obtained from a second set of remote data sensors;

updating, based the first data update, the third data visualization; and

updating, based on the second data update, the fourth data visualization, wherein the obtaining the first data update, obtaining the second data update, updating the third data visualization, and updating the fourth data visualization all occur without further user interaction after the selection of the first tag.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

obtaining dynamic updates to at least a portion of each of the first set of data items, the second set of data items, the third set of data items, and the fourth set of data items; and

continuously updating, in response to the obtaining the dynamic updates, the first dashboard and the second dashboard.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second dashboard includes a second tag selector tool configured to receive the user selection of one or more tags, wherein the first set of data items includes a first subset of data items and a second subset of data items, each data item of the first subset of data items having the first tag and further having a second tag and each data item of the second subset of data items having the first tag and further not having the second tag, and wherein the third set of data items includes a third subset of data items and a fourth subset of data items, each data item of the third subset of data items having the first tag and further having the second tag and each data item of the fourth subset of data items having the first tag and further not having the second tag, the method further comprising:

receiving a second selection of the first tag and the second tag, wherein the second selection of the first tag and the second tag is made by a user via the second tag selector tool and not the first tag selector tool;

providing, in response to the second selection of the first tag and the second tag, a fifth data visualization in place of the third data visualization, the fifth data visualization based on the first subset of data items and further not based on the second subset of data items; and

providing, in response to the second selection of the first tag and the second tag, a sixth data visualization in place of the fourth data visualization, the sixth data visualization based on the third subset of data items and further not based on the fourth subset of data items.