UTILIZING SPREADSHEET REFERENCES WITH GROUPED AGGREGATE VIEWS
First Claim
1. A system for creating calculations within grouped aggregate views of spreadsheets:
- a grouped aggregate view feature which enables a user to create a grouped aggregate view of data; and
a calculation feature which enables the user to create one or more calculations for the grouped aggregate view of data, the one or more calculations being based upon references to data in the grouped aggregate view.
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Abstract
Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for utilizing spreadsheet references with grouped aggregate views. A grouped aggregate view feature enables a user to create a grouped aggregate view of data. A calculation feature enables the user to calculations for the grouped aggregate view of data that are based upon relative or absolute references to data in the grouped aggregate view. Input is received from a user to write a calculation within a first cell in a grouped aggregate view. Input is received from the user to select a second cell to reference when writing the calculation. The user is presented with available references that are relevant to data contained in the second cell. Input is received from the user to select one of the available references that are relevant for the second cell. The selected one of the available references is placed into the first cell.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for creating calculations within grouped aggregate views of spreadsheets:
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a grouped aggregate view feature which enables a user to create a grouped aggregate view of data; and a calculation feature which enables the user to create one or more calculations for the grouped aggregate view of data, the one or more calculations being based upon references to data in the grouped aggregate view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enabling calculations to be written within a grouped aggregate view in a spreadsheet comprising the steps of:
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receiving input from a user to write a calculation within a first cell in a grouped aggregate view in a spreadsheet; receiving input from the user to select a second cell to reference when writing the calculation; presenting the user with available references that are relevant to data contained in the second cell; receiving input from the user to select one of the available references that are relevant for the second cell; and putting the selected one of the available references into the first cell. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for creating calculations for data in a grouped aggregate view comprising the steps of:
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receiving input from a user to select a cell to reference when the user is writing a calculation in a particular cell; determining a context of the selected cell; offering the user a plurality of relative and absolute references that are relevant to the context of the selected cell; and allowing the user to toggle through the offered references and select a desired reference. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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