FIELD EXTENSIBILITY FOR ANALYTICAL REPORTS

• US 20120173522A1
• Filed: 12/30/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Nos, Karl-Peter, Gruber, Silke, Girsig, Stefan, Richter, Albrecht, Biedenstein, Stefan
• Granted Patent: US 8,886,646 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system may include reception of an instruction to add an extension field to a node of a business object object model, identification of at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model including a reference field referring to the node of the business object object model, determination of at least one report associated with the determined at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model, reception of a selection of one of the at least one report, extension of the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the report based on the extension field, and extension of the selected report based on the extension field.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a computing system in response to execution of program code by a processor of the computing system, comprising:

receiving an instruction to add an extension field to a node of a business object object model;

identifying at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model including a reference field referring to the node of the business object object model;

determining at least one report associated with the determined at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model;

receiving a selection of one of the at least one report;

extending the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the report based on the extension field; and

extending the selected report based on the extension field.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein extending the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model comprises:

creating an extension multi-dimensional analytical view object model based on the extension field,

wherein the extension multi-dimensional analytical view object model and the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model are instances of a same multi-dimensional analytical view metamodel.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model comprises:

identifying a first plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models including a reference field referring to the node of the business object object model; and

from the first plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models, determining a second plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models which are extendable.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

extending a fast search infrastructure view object model associated with the business object object model and with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model.

5. A method according to claim 4, further comprising:

extending a union multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the business object object model, with the fast search infrastructure view object model, with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model, and with the selected report.

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

extending a union multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the business object object model, with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model, and with the selected report.

7. A non-transitory medium storing processor-executable program code, the program code executable by a device to:

receive an instruction to add an extension field to a node of a business object object model;

identify at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model including a reference field referring to the node of the business object object model;

determine at least one report associated with the determined at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model;

receive a selection of one of the at least one report;

extend the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the report based on the extension field; and

extend the selected report based on the extension field.

8. A medium according to claim 7, wherein extension of the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model comprises:

creation of an extension multi-dimensional analytical view object model based on the extension field,

wherein the extension multi-dimensional analytical view object model and the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model are instances of a same multi-dimensional analytical view metamodel.

9. A medium according to claim 7, wherein identification of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model comprises:

determination of a first plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models including a reference field referring to the node of the business object object model; and

from the first plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models, determination of a second plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models which are extendable.

10. A medium according to claim 7, the program code further executable by the device to:

extend a fast search infrastructure view object model associated with the business object object model and with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model.

11. A medium according to claim 10, the program code further executable by the device to:

extend a union multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the business object object model, with the fast search infrastructure view object model, with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model, and with the selected report.

12. A medium according to claim 7, the program code further executable by the device to:

extend a union multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the business object object model, with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model, and with the selected report.

13. A system comprising:

a computing device comprising;

a memory system storing processor-executable program code; and

a processor to execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to;

receive an instruction to add an extension field to a node of a business object object model;

identify at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model including a reference field referring to the node of the business object object model;

determine at least one report associated with the determined at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model;

receive a selection of one of the at least one report;

extend the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the report based on the extension field; and

extend the selected report based on the extension field.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein extension of the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model comprises:

creation of an extension multi-dimensional analytical view object model based on the extension field,

wherein the extension multi-dimensional analytical view object model and the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model are instances of a same multi-dimensional analytical view metamodel.

15. A system according to claim 13, wherein identification of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model comprises:

determination of a first plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models including a reference field referring to the node of the business object object model; and

from the first plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models, determination of a second plurality of multi-dimensional analytical view object models which are extendable.

16. A system according to claim 13, the processor further to execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to:

extend a fast search infrastructure view object model associated with the business object object model and with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model.

17. A system according to claim 16, the processor further to execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to:

extend a union multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the business object object model, with the fast search infrastructure view object model, with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model, and with the selected report.

18. A system according to claim 13, the processor further to execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to:

extend a union multi-dimensional analytical view object model associated with the business object object model, with the one of the at least one multi-dimensional analytical view object model, and with the selected report.