SELF-PRESENTING REPORT

• US 20120254195A1
• Filed: 03/31/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Hammoud, Amer
• Granted Patent: US 9,984,163 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product may identify information of interest to form identified points of interest using a report specification, create a master detail relationship using the identified points of interest, apply an order to the identified points of interest, apply annotations to the identified points of interest, apply highlighting to the identified points of interest, generate an enhanced report specification based on at least the order, annotations, or highlighting of the identified points of interest, and execute the enhanced report specification.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a report specification;

identifying, by a computing device, information of interest to form identified points of interest using the report specification;

creating, by the computing device, a master detail relationship using the identified points of interest;

applying an order to the identified points of interest;

applying annotations to the identified points of interest;

applying highlighting to the identified points of interest;

generating, by the computing device, an enhanced report specification based on at least the order, annotations, or highlighting of the identified points of interest; and

executing the enhanced report specification.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying information of interest to form identified points of interest using the report specification further comprises:

adding extraction queries into the report specification.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein applying an order to the identified points of interest further comprises:

injecting ordering queries into the report specification;

ranking the identified points of interest using predetermined criteria associated with the ordering queries; and

injecting fields into the enhanced report specification enabling selective ordering using the ranking.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating an enhanced report specification further comprises:

injecting a user interface control enabling selective switching between a typical report mode and a self-presenting report mode, wherein responsive to the user interface control applying a selected pagination mode.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating a self-presenting report using a selected output format further comprises:

selecting an output format from one of a static multi-paged format and a single-paged on-demand generation of each page related to an active annotation format.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating a self-presenting report using a selected output format further comprises:

locating injected fields within layers capable of conditionally displaying in the self-presenting report, wherein the injected fields contain objects with configurable attributes enabling the objects to self-present content controls and information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a self-presenting report using a selected output format.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein computer executable program code to generate a self-presenting report using a selected output format further comprises:

computer executable program code to select an output format from one of a static multi-paged format and a single-paged on-demand generation of each page related to an active annotation format.

13. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein computer executable program code to generate a self-presenting report using a selected output format further comprises:

computer executable program code to locate injected fields within layers capable of conditionally displaying in the self-presenting report, wherein the injected fields contain objects with configurable attributes enabling the objects to self-present content controls and information.

14. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein computer executable program code to generate a self-presenting report using a selected output format further comprises:

computer executable program code to generate a self-presenting report using a selected output format.

8. A computer program product for self-presenting reports, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium containing computer executable program code stored thereon, the computer executable program code comprising;

computer executable program code to receive a report specification;

computer executable program code to identify information of interest to form identified points of interest using the report specification;

computer executable program code to create a master detail relationship using the identified points of interest;

computer executable program code to apply an order to the identified points of interest;

computer executable program code to apply annotations to the identified points of interest;

computer executable program code to apply highlighting to the identified points of interest;

computer executable program code to generate an enhanced report specification based on at least the order, annotations, or highlighting of the identified points of interest; and

computer executable program code to execute the enhanced report specification.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer executable program code to identify information of interest to form identified points of interest using the report specification further comprises:

computer executable program code to add extraction queries into the report specification.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer executable program code to apply an order to the identified points of interest further comprises:

computer executable program code to inject ordering queries into the report specification;

computer executable program code to rank the identified points of interest using predetermined criteria associated with the ordering queries; and

computer executable program code to inject fields into the report specification enabling selective ordering using the ranking.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer executable program code to generate an enhanced report specification further comprises:

computer executable program code to inject a user interface control enabling selective switching between a typical report mode and a self-presenting report mode, wherein responsive to the user interface control applying a selected pagination mode.

15. A system comprising:

a processor unit and memory, each connected to a communications bus;

computer executable code stored in said memory, wherein the processor unit executes the computer executable program code to direct the system to;

receive a report specification;

identify information of interest to form identified points of interest using the report specification;

create a master detail relationship using the identified points of interest;

apply an order to the identified points of interest;

apply annotations to the identified points of interest;

apply highlighting to the identified points of interest;

generate an enhanced report specification based on at least the order, annotations, or highlighting of the identified points of interest; and

execute the enhanced report specification.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer executable program code to direct the system to identify information of interest to form identified points of interest using the report specification further directs the system to:

add extraction queries into the report specification.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer executable program code to direct the system to apply an order to the identified points of interest further directs the system to:

inject ordering queries into the report specification;

rank the identified points of interest using predetermined criteria associated with the ordering queries; and

inject fields into the enhanced report specification enabling selective ordering using the ranking.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer executable program code to direct the system to generate an enhanced report specification further directs the system to:

inject a user interface control enabling selective switching between a typical report mode and a self-presenting report mode, wherein responsive to the user interface control, applying a selected pagination mode.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer executable program code to direct the system to generate a self-presenting report using a selected output format further directs the system to:

select an output format from one of a static multi-paged format and a single-paged on-demand generation of each page related to an active annotation format.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer executable program code to direct the system to generate a self-presenting report using a selected output format further directs the system to:

locate injected fields within layers capable of conditionally displaying in the self-presenting report.