Centralized maintenance and management of objects in a reporting system
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1. An object management system in a reporting system comprising:
- an object data repository maintaining a definition and other information for at least one object accessible by a plurality of user interfaces; and
a server in a reporting system providing a single access point for enabling users at a plurality of user sites to access objects stored in the object data repository and allowing the objects to be modified by the users while maintaining object integrity of the accessed objects.
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An object management system in a reporting system. The system includes an object data repository and an object server in a reporting system. The object data repository may maintain a definition and other information for at least one object accessible by a plurality of user interfaces. The server may provide a single access point for enabling users at a plurality of user sites to access objects stored in the object data repository.
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1. An object management system in a reporting system comprising:
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an object data repository maintaining a definition and other information for at least one object accessible by a plurality of user interfaces; and
a server in a reporting system providing a single access point for enabling users at a plurality of user sites to access objects stored in the object data repository and allowing the objects to be modified by the users while maintaining object integrity of the accessed objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing object data in a reporting system comprising:
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enabling creation of objects accessible by a plurality of user interfaces in a reporting system;
storing created objects in an object data repository of a reporting system; and
enabling users at a plurality of sites to access objects in the reporting system through a single access point and allowing the objects to be modified by the users while maintaining object integrity of the accessed objects. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A processor usable medium having processor readable program code embodied therein for managing objects in a reporting system, the computer readable code comprising:
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processor readable code enabling creation of objects accessible by a plurality of user interfaces in a reporting system;
processor readable code storing created objects in an object data repository of a reporting system; and
processor readable code enabling users at a plurality of sites to access objects in the reporting system through a single access point and allowing the obiects to be modified by the users while maintaining object integrity of the accessed objects. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
processor readable code enabling users to access at least one of definitions of all objects in the reporting system and state information associated with projects in the reporting system through the single access point, wherein the each of the projects comprise at least one object.
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24. The processor usable medium of claim 22, the computer readable code further comprising:
processor readable code enabling a modification made to a particular object in the object repository by a first user using a first user interface to be reflected in the version of the particular object accessed by a second user using a second user interface wherein the first user interface and the second user interface comprise different types of user interfaces.
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