Designing and generating charts to graphically represent data in a data source
First Claim
1. A method of defining a chart that graphically represents data stored in an electronic data source, the method comprising:
- receiving a user selection of
1) a data object family contained in the electronic data source, and
2) an attribute for the selected data object family, wherein the selected attribute has multiple possible predefined values that are to serve as category axis values in the chart;
receiving a user definition of a first data series comprising a value measure to be determined for each of the category axis values and that uses stored data associated with the data object family; and
storing an electronic chart definition file containing an identification of the selected data object attribute and the defined first data series.
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Abstract
A method, and computer program product for performing the method, is provided for defining a chart that graphically represents data stored in an electronic data source. The method includes receiving a user selection of 1) a data object family contained in the electronic data source, and 2) an attribute for the selected data object family. The selected attribute has multiple possible predefined values that are to serve as category axis values in the chart. The method also includes receiving a user definition of a first data series comprising a value measure to be determined for each of the category axis values and that uses stored data associated with the data object family. The method also includes storing an electronic chart definition file containing an identification of the selected data object attribute and the defined first data series.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of defining a chart that graphically represents data stored in an electronic data source, the method comprising:
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receiving a user selection of
1) a data object family contained in the electronic data source, and
2) an attribute for the selected data object family, wherein the selected attribute has multiple possible predefined values that are to serve as category axis values in the chart;
receiving a user definition of a first data series comprising a value measure to be determined for each of the category axis values and that uses stored data associated with the data object family; and
storing an electronic chart definition file containing an identification of the selected data object attribute and the defined first data series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product tangibly stored on an information carrier and comprising program instructions that, when executed, perform a method to define a chart that graphically represents data stored in an electronic data source, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a user selection of
1) a data object family contained in the electronic data source, and
2) an attribute for the selected data object family, wherein the selected attribute has multiple possible predefined values that are to serve as category axis values in the chart;
receiving a user definition of a first data series comprising a value measure to be determined for each of the category axis values and that uses stored data associated with the data object family; and
storing an electronic chart definition file containing an identification of the selected data object attribute and the defined first data series. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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