Systems, methods, and computer program products to identify related data in a multidimensional database
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying related data that is associated with selected data, said selected data that is implemented in a subject multidimensional database, said selected data being obtained by use of index data that is implemented in an index multidimensional database, comprising:
- identifying related index data from said index data; and
identifying said related data from said selected data by use of said related index data.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer products that identify data that is related to and associated with data that has been selected from a multidimensional database. The overwhelming amount of data in a multidimensional database that may be viewed by a user, such as a data analyst, is reduced to the selected and associated data by use of index data and related index data, according to the present invention. The views of selected data and related data may be highlighted and formatted for presentation to the user. Further, irrelevant data is filtered out and not presented to the user. Existing systems have not been able to efficiently and adequately identify data that is related to and associated with selected data in a multidimensional database.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying related data that is associated with selected data, said selected data that is implemented in a subject multidimensional database, said selected data being obtained by use of index data that is implemented in an index multidimensional database, comprising:
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identifying related index data from said index data; and
identifying said related data from said selected data by use of said related index data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for identifying related data that is associated with selected data said selected data that is implemented in a subject multidimensional database, said selected data being obtained by use of index data that is implemented in an index multidimensional database, comprising:
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related index data from said index data; and
said related data that is identified from said selected data by use of said related index data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program storage medium usable by said computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by said computer for identifying related data that is associated with selected data, said selected data that is implemented in a subject multidimensional database, said selected data being obtained by use of index data that is implemented in an index multidimensional database, wherein:
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said computer usable program code identifies related index data from said index data; and
said computer usable program code identifies said related data from said selected data by use of said related index data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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