METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION FROM DATA SOURCES
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1. A method of retrieving information, comprising:
- receiving a first data criterion associated with a native data source;
storing the first data criterion in a first data structure in response to a user navigating from a native report corresponding to the native data source to a nonnative report corresponding to a nonnative data source;
associating an identifier with the first data structure;
mapping the first data criterion to a second data criterion associated with the nonnative data source; and
retrieving information from the nonnative data source based on the second data criterion.
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Abstract
Methods and systems to retrieve information from data sources are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a first criterion associated with a native data source and storing the first criterion in a first data structure in response to a user navigating from a native report corresponding to the native data source to a nonnative report corresponding to a nonnative data source. An identifier is then associated with the first data structure. The first criterion is then mapped to a second criterion associated with a nonnative data source, and information is retrieved from the nonnative data source based on the second criterion.
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1. A method of retrieving information, comprising:
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receiving a first data criterion associated with a native data source; storing the first data criterion in a first data structure in response to a user navigating from a native report corresponding to the native data source to a nonnative report corresponding to a nonnative data source; associating an identifier with the first data structure; mapping the first data criterion to a second data criterion associated with the nonnative data source; and retrieving information from the nonnative data source based on the second data criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing information access, comprising:
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displaying a criteria selection interface control; displaying a first report selector associated with a first native data source, a second report selector associated with a second native data source, and a third report selector associated with a nonnative data source; populating the criteria selection interface control with a plurality of native criteria associated with the first and second native data sources; maintaining the plurality of native criteria the same in the criteria selection interface control in response to detecting a selection of the second report selector; and mapping at least one of the plurality of native criteria to at least one of a plurality of nonnative criteria associated with the nonnative data source in response to detecting a selection of the third report selector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to retrieve information, comprising:
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a portal interface to display a criteria selection interface control, a first report selector corresponding to a first native data source, a second report selector corresponding to a second native data source, and a third report selector corresponding to a nonnative data source; a criteria interface to retrieve a plurality of native criteria corresponding to the first and second native data sources; an external interface to retrieve a plurality of nonnative criteria corresponding to the nonnative data source, wherein the portal interface populates the criteria selection interface control with the plurality of native criteria associated with the first and second native data sources in response to detecting a selection of at least one of the first report selector or the second report selector; and a data mapper to map a user-selected native criterion to a nonnative criterion in response to detecting a selection of the third report selector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine readable medium storing a data structure to enable data access to a nonnative data source based on native criteria corresponding to a native data source, the data structure comprising:
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a native criterion identifier stored in association with a nonnative criterion identifier, wherein the native criterion identifier is indicative of a native criterion of a native data source, and wherein the nonnative criterion identifier is indicative of a nonnative criterion of a nonnative data source and corresponding to the native criterion; a native data source identifier stored in association with a nonnative data source identifier, wherein the native data source identifier is indicative of the native data source and the nonnative data source identifier is indicative of the nonnative data source; and a user identifier indicative of a user for which the data structure is stored. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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