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Collapsing data cells in one or more reports in a spreadsheet

  • US 10,133,721 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2013
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for collapsing data cells in one or more reports of a spreadsheet having a limited number of cells, comprising:

  • receiving a request to collapse child cells associated with a parent cell of a first report;

    scanning the spreadsheet for information related to the parent cell and the associated child cells including determining when at least one other report is linked to the first report;

    collapsing the child cells in the first report based on the information by preventing the child cells associated with the parent cells from being displayed in the first report without disrupting the layout of data in areas of the spreadsheet external to the first report; and

    collapsing the parent member in the at least one other report when it is determined that the at least one other report is linked to the parent member in the first report.

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