Defining reports for dimension based enterprise resource planning systems
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a report definition for a dimension based ERP (“
- Enterprise Resource Planning”
) system, comprising;
retrieving available dimensions from the dimension based ERP system;
displaying the available dimensions;
selecting at least one of the available dimensions;
determining dimension members relating to the selected dimension that are to be defined within the report;
creating the report definition;
wherein creating the report definition includes specifying the determined dimension members within the report definition without referencing the dimensions that are not included within the report; and
storing the report definition.
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Abstract
A reporting tool is used to create reports for dimension based ERP (“Enterprise Resource Planning”) systems. The dimensions for the report may be selected manually and/or automatically. The reports are defined using the selected dimensions that are obtained directly from the ERP system without including the fully qualified account information. Additionally, dimension hierarchies may be imported directly from the ERP system.
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a report definition for a dimension based ERP (“
- Enterprise Resource Planning”
) system, comprising;retrieving available dimensions from the dimension based ERP system; displaying the available dimensions; selecting at least one of the available dimensions; determining dimension members relating to the selected dimension that are to be defined within the report; creating the report definition;
wherein creating the report definition includes specifying the determined dimension members within the report definition without referencing the dimensions that are not included within the report; andstoring the report definition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for creating a report definition for a dimension based ERP (“
- Enterprise Resource Planning”
) system, comprising;retrieving available dimensions directly from the dimension based ERP system; displaying the available dimensions within a user interface; specifying one or more of the available dimensions to be used within the report; determining dimension members that are associated with the one or more of the available dimensions to be used within the report; creating a report definition using the determined dimension members by specifying only the determined dimensions within the report definition; and storing the report definition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for creating a report definition, comprising:
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a dimension based ERP (“
Enterprise Resource Planning”
) system;a processor and a computer-readable medium; an operating environment stored on the computer-readable medium and executing on the processor; and a reporting tool operating under the control of the operating environment and operative to; retrieve available dimensions directly from the dimension based ERP system; display the available dimensions on a user interface; receive a selection from the user interface relating to one or more of the available dimensions to be used within the report definition; determine dimension members relating to the selection to be used within the report; creating the report definition;
wherein creating the report definition includes specifying only the determined dimensions within the report definition; andstore the report definition. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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