ANALYTICS

• US 20100250565A1
• Filed: 01/25/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: LeStum, Guillaume, Eroshin, Vladislav, Tobin, Thomas, Rana, Neelav, Kim, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US12/693,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250565A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/756
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating an aggregation metric object for use in accelerating data update operations. One or more source objects are identified, a target object is identified, and fields between the one or more source objects and the target object are mapped. Fields in the target object are automatically updated pursuant to a user defined schedule; and updates to a dashboard object using the target object are provided upon request from the user to update the dashboard object.

Claims

1. A method of creating an aggregation metric object for use in accelerating data update operations, the method comprising:

identifying one or more source objects;

identifying a target object;

mapping fields between the one or more source objects and the target object;

automatically updating fields in the target object pursuant to a user defined schedule; and

providing updates to a dashboard object using the target object upon request from the user to update the dashboard object.

2. A method of aggregating data in a multi-tenant database as substantially described herein.

3. A method of accessing and using previous values in formulas as substantially described herein.