METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

• US 20080288448A1
• Filed: 05/08/2008
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fondant Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fondant Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Mitra, Jay Armand, Agredano, Justino
• Application Number:
  US12/117,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20080288448A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

The novel business intelligence system disclosed herein provides companies with an out of the box enterprise worthy business intelligence solution or environment. The business intelligence system encompasses all of the processes that are involved in the implementation of a business intelligence solution with maximum flexibility but minimizes the need for building a customized system

Claims

1. A computer implemented business intelligence system comprising:

a database system having pre-existing fact tables wherein the fact tables comprise a plurality of fact table elements and a plurality of relationships linking the fact tables and the plurality of fact table elements;

the database further comprises a wizard module configured to allow a user to match data elements from a plurality of data sources to the plurality of fact table elements in the fact tables;

wherein the wizard module is further configured to establish data relationships between the data elements from the plurality of data sources based on the plurality of relationships linking the fact tables and the plurality of fact table elements;

a data mart module having pre-established rules or templates for creating sets of summary level repositories based on the user matching of data elements from a plurality of data sources to the plurality of fact table elements in the fact tables; and

a visualization module having pre-established visual reporting tools, wherein the visualization module is configured to determine which visual reporting tools to use based on the user matching of data elements from a plurality of data sources to the plurality of fact table elements in the fact tables.

2. The business intelligence system, wherein the reporting tools comprise dashboards or scorecards.