System and method of format specification
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1. A value formatting system for determining format specifications in reports, the value formatting system comprising:
- a format collection unit for collecting data value attributes and patterns for a data item in a report; and
a format merging unit for merging the collected data value attributes and patterns into a format specification for the data item.
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Abstract
A value formatting system for determining format specifications in reports is provided. The value formatting system comprises a format collection unit for collecting data value attributes and patterns for a data item in a report, and a format merging unit for merging the collected data value attributes and patterns into a format specification for the data item.
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1. A value formatting system for determining format specifications in reports, the value formatting system comprising:
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a format collection unit for collecting data value attributes and patterns for a data item in a report; and
a format merging unit for merging the collected data value attributes and patterns into a format specification for the data item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A value formatting system for determining format specifications in reports, the value formatting system comprising:
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a conditional formatting resolution unit for processing conditional formatting styles set in a reporting application;
a format merging unit for merging format specifications;
an inherited format classification unit for classifying inherited format specifications;
a defined format classification unit for classifying defined format specifications;
a defined format selection unit for selecting a defined format specification from the classifying defined format specifications;
a format association unit for associating the selected defined format specification to a corresponding inherited format specification; and
a format association unit for applying the associated format specification to the data item value.
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6. A method of formatting data item values in reports, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting data value attributes and patterns for a data item in a report; and
merging the collected data value attributes and patterns into a format specification for the data item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of formatting data item values in reports, the method comprising the steps of:
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processing conditional formatting styles set in a reporting application;
merging format specifications in the reporting application;
classifying inherited format specifications in the reporting application;
classifying defined format specifications in the reporting application;
selecting a defined format specification from the classified defined format specifications;
associating the selected defined format specification to a corresponding inherited format specification; and
applying the associated format specification to the data item value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of formatting data item values in reports, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting data value attributes and patterns for a data item in a report; and
merging the collected data value attributes and patterns into a format specification for the data item.
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14. A computer-readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for use in the execution in a computer of a method of formatting data item values in reports, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting data value attributes and patterns for a data item in a report; and
merging the collected data value attributes and patterns into a format specification for the data item.
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15. A computer program product for use in the execution in a computer of a value formatting system for determining format specifications in reports, the computer program product comprising:
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a format collection unit for collecting data value attributes and patterns for a data item in a report; and
a format merging unit for merging the collected data value attributes and patterns into a format specification for the data item.
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