Analytics design system

• US 10,684,762 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2018
• Issued: 06/16/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: William, John Alex
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phillip H
• Application Number:
  US16/113,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20200064991A1
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for causing display of a graphical user interface for designing at least one visualization, receiving data defining a first visualization control, receiving a least one data model defining at least one data source related to the first visualization control, and receiving at least one calculation module defining calculation details for the first visualization control. Further, the systems and methods are provided for generating an analytical instance for the at least one visualization comprising the first visualization control, the at least one data model, and the at least one calculation module, and uploading to a server system a specification associated with the analytical instance.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

causing display, by a computing system, of a graphical user interface for designing at least one visualization;

receiving, by the computing system, data defining a first visualization control;

receiving, by the computing system, a least one data model defining at least one data source related to the first visualization control;

receiving, by the computing system, at least one calculation module defining calculation details for the first visualization control;

generating, by the computing system, an analytical instance for the at least one visualization comprising the first visualization control, the at least one data model, and the at least one calculation module;

uploading to a server system, by the computing system, a specification associated with the analytical instance;

retrieving, from the server system, the specification and analytical instance; and

executing the analytical instance, wherein executing the analytical instance comprises;

retrieving data from the at least one data source related to the visualization control;

storing the retrieved data in the at least one data model;

performing the calculation details for the first visualization control;

storing an output of the performed calculation details in the at least one data model; and

generating the at least one visualization using the data model.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing the at least one visualization to display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein before causing the display of the graphical user interface for designing the at least one visualization, the method comprises:

retrieving a predefined template for the at least one visualization; and

wherein the graphical user interface displays the predefined template, and the first visualization control, the at least one data model, and the at least one calculation module are part of the predefined template.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the at least one visualization comprising the defined first visualization control, the data model, and the calculation module, as a template to be accessed by other computing devices.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data defining a data processing application programming interface (API); and

wherein the at least one visualization comprises the first visualization control, the at least one data model, the at least one calculation module, and the data processing API.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first visualization control comprises a scalable vector graphics (SVG), a HTML5 visualization, or a hybrid visualization.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first visualization control is composed of multiple visual elements comprising at least two of a group comprising:

a line, a rectangle, a circle, an image, SVG content, HTML control, a button, a slider, and a text input field.

8. A system comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

one or more processors configured by the instructions to perform operations comprising;

causing display of a graphical user interface for designing at least one visualization;

receiving data defining a first visualization control;

receiving a least one data model defining at least one data source related to the first visualization control;

receiving at least one calculation module defining calculation details for the first visualization control;

generating an analytical instance for the at least one visualization comprising the first visualization control, the at least one data model, and the at least one calculation module;

uploading to a server system a specification associated with the analytical instance;

retrieving, from the server system, the specification and analytical instance; and

executing the analytical instance, wherein executing the analytical instance comprises;

retrieving data from the at least one data source related to the visualization control;

storing the retrieved data in the at least one data model;

performing the calculation details for the first visualization control;

storing an output of the performed calculation details in the at least one data model; and

generating the at least one visualization using the data model.

9. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

causing the at least one visualization to display.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein before causing the display of the graphical user interface for designing the at least one visualization, the operations comprise:

retrieving a predefined template for the at least one visualization; and

wherein the graphical user interface displays the predefined template, and the first visualization control, the at least one data model, and the at least one calculation module are part of the predefined template.

11. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

storing the at least one visualization comprising the defined first visualization control, the data model, and the calculation module, as a template to be accessed by other computing devices.

12. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

receiving data defining a data processing application programming interface (API); and

wherein the at least one visualization comprises the first visualization control, the at least one data model, the at least one calculation module, and the data processing API.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the first visualization control comprises a scalable vector graphics (SVG), a HTML5 visualization, or a hybrid visualization.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the first visualization control is composed of multiple visual elements comprising at least two of a group comprising:

a line, a rectangle, a circle, an image, SVG content, HTML control, a button, a slider, and a text input field.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

causing display of a graphical user interface for designing at least one visualization;

receiving data defining a first visualization control;

receiving a least one data model defining at least one data source related to the first visualization control;

receiving at least one calculation module defining calculation details for the first visualization control;

generating an analytical instance for the at least one visualization comprising the first visualization control, the at least one data model, and the at least one calculation module;

uploading to a server system a specification associated with the analytical instance;

retrieving, from the server system, the specification and analytical instance; and

executing the analytical instance, wherein executing the analytical instance comprises;

retrieving data from the at least one data source related to the visualization control;

storing the retrieved data in the at least one data model;

performing the calculation details for the first visualization control;

storing an output of the performed calculation details in the at least one data model; and

generating the at least one visualization using the data model.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

causing the at least one visualization to display.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein before causing the display of the graphical user interface for designing the at least one visualization, the operations comprise:

retrieving a predefined template for the at least one visualization; and

wherein the graphical user interface displays the predefined template and the first visualization control, the at least one data model, and the at least one calculation module are part of the predefined template.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

storing the at least one visualization comprising the defined first visualization control, the data model, and the calculation module, as a template to be accessed by other computing devices.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving data defining a data processing application programming interface (API); and

wherein the at least one visualization comprises the first visualization control, the at least one data model, the at least one calculation module, and the data processing API.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first visualization control is composed of multiple visual elements comprising at least two of a group comprising:

a line, a rectangle, a circle, an image, scalable vector graphics (SVG) content, HTML control, a button, a slider, and a text input field.