METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA REPORTING AND ANALYSIS

• US 20100306782A1
• Filed: 05/26/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Business Objects Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Engrand, Ludovic, Nasarre, Christophe, Salinas, Gilles
• Granted Patent: US 8,793,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/312
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Described are methods and systems related to data report and analysis. A first business intelligence (BI) block is imported to a host analytics user interface (UI). The first BI block includes synchronizable dimensions to synchronize values of the first BI block with other BI blocks, and propagatable dimensions to propagate values of the first BI block to other BI blocks. A host data context of the host analytics UI is updated by propagating the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block. A second BI block is imported to the host analytics UI. The second BI block includes at least one synchronizable dimension in common with at least one propagatable dimension of the first BI block. The synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block are synchronized to the updated host data context. The first BI block and the synchronized second BI block are rendered on the host analytics UI.

Claims

1. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a machine-accessible medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising;

importing a first business intelligence (BI) block to a host analytics user interface (UI), the first BI block including one or more synchronizable dimensions and one or more propagatable dimensions;

updating a host data context of the host analytics UI by propagating the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block;

importing a second BI block to the host analytics UI, the second BI block including at least one synchronizable dimension in common with at least one propagatable dimension of the first BI block; and

synchronizing the synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block to the updated host data context.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 further comprising rendering the first BI block and the synchronized second BI block on the host analytics UI.

3. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the synchronizable dimensions of the first BI block are adapted to synchronize the first BI block with one or more other BI blocks.

4. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block are adapted to propagate a change of value performed on the first BI block to one or more other BI blocks.

5. The article of manufacture of claim 1 further comprising rendering the first BI block along with the synchronizable dimensions and the propagatable dimensions based upon updating the host context of the host analytics UI.

6. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein updating the host data context of the host analytics UI further comprises:

recognizing one or more values of the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block; and

changing one or more values of the host data context to the values of the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block.

7. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the second BI block comprises one or more propagatable dimensions, adapted to propagate a change made to the propagatable dimension of the second BI block to one or more other BI blocks.

8. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein synchronizing the synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block further comprises changing one or more values of the synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block to match one or more values of the updated host data context.

9. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the host data context is updated based upon one or more rules defining acceptable over-writing of one or more values of the synchronizable dimensions and the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block.

10. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein importing the first BI block further comprises copying an instance of the first BI block from an analytical report to the host analytics user interface, the analytical report comprising one or more instances of the first BI block arranged in a hierarchy, each of the instances of the first BI block based on a combination of values of one or more dimensions identified as synchronizable dimensions.

11. The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein synchronizing the synchronizable dimensions of the second block with the updated host data context further comprises:

adding the synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block into the host data context; and

generating a data filter for every synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block, with the values available in the host data context.

12. An article of manufacture, comprising a machine-accessible medium comprising machine readable instructions which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising:

receiving a user input to modify one or more propagatable dimensions of a first business intelligence (BI) block comprised in a host analysis user interface (UI);

updating a host data context of the host analysis UI by propagating the modified propagatable dimensions of the first BI block;

based upon the updated host data context, synchronizing one or more synchronizable dimensions of a second BI block, the second BI block including at least one synchronizable dimension in common with at least one propagatable dimension of the first BI block; and

rendering the first BI block and the synchronized second BI block on the host analytics UI.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 12, wherein modifying the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block comprises changing one or more values of the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 12, wherein updating the host data context of the host analytics UI further comprises:

identifying one or more values of the modified propagatable dimensions of the first BI block; and

changing one or more values of the host data context to the values of the modified propagatable dimensions of the first BI block.

15. A computing device operable for generating a composite data analytics user interface, comprising:

a processor operable for reading and executing instructions stored in one or more memory elements; and

the one or more memory elements storing instructions for;

a host analytics user interface (UI) operable for receiving a first business intelligence (BI) block and a second BI block, the first BI block and the second BI block including one or more synchronizable dimensions and/or one or more propagatable dimensions;

an importation module in communication with the host analytics UI and the one or more memory elements, operable for identifying the synchronizable dimensions and the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block and the second BI block, and storing the identified synchronizable dimensions and propagatable dimensions of the first BI block and the second BI block in the one or more memory elements;

an analytics controller in communication with the memory and the host analytics UI, operable for updating a host data context of the host analytics UI, by propagating the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block; and

a comparator in communication with the memory and the host analytics UI, operable for synchronizing the synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block to update the host data context.

16. The computing device of claim 15 further comprising an index operable for organizing and synchronizing one or more BI blocks within the host data context.

17. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the analytics user interface is operable for receiving a user interaction such as mouse hover or mouse click which is propagated to the analytical controller.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the analytical controller is operable for transforming user interactions into a change of one or more dimension values in the host data context, and for propagating the changed values to one or more BI blocks.

19. The computing device of claim 15, wherein one or more impacted BI blocks impacted based upon synchronization refresh the corresponding synchronizable dimensions and the propagatable dimensions.

20. A computer implemented method for generating a composite data analytics user interface, the method comprising:

importing a first business intelligence (BI) block to a host analytics user interface (UI), the first BI block including one or more synchronizable dimensions and one or more propagatable dimensions;

updating a host data context of the host analytics UI by propagating the propagatable dimensions of the first BI block;

importing a second BI block to the host analytics UI, the second BI block including at least one synchronizable dimension in common with at least one propagatable dimension of the first BI block;

synchronizing the synchronizable dimensions of the second BI block to the updated host data context; and

rendering the first BI block and the synchronized second BI block on the host analytics UI.

21. A computer implemented method for updating a composite data analytics user interface for rendering analytical business information, the method comprising:

receiving a user input to modify one or more propagatable dimensions of a first business intelligence (BI) block comprised in a host analysis user interface (UI);

updating a host data context of the host analysis UI by propagating the modified propagatable dimensions of the first BI block;

based upon the updated host data context, synchronizing one or more synchronizable dimensions of a second BI block, the second BI block including at least one synchronizable dimension in common with at least one propagatable dimension of the first BI block; and

rendering the first BI block and the synchronized second BI block on the host analytics UI.