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System for designating grid-based database reports

  • US 7,302,444 B1
  • Filed: 08/15/2003
  • Issued: 11/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of defining a report of data items in a data store, comprising:

  • receiving a dataset input indicative of a user-defined set of data items to be included in a dataset;

    receiving a plurality of report section format inputs indicative of user-defined formats of a plurality of report sections and user-selected datasets to be included in the report sections, the formats defining at least how the user-selected datasets appear relative to one another in the report sections by;

    generating a visual indication of an appearance of a report section based on the user-defined format of the report section upon receiving a report section format input corresponding to the report section;

    receiving a dragging input from a user input device, the dragging input being indicative of a user dragging a report section component icon representative of a report section component, from a first portion of a visual display to a desired location on a report section portion of the visual display;

    receiving a dropping input from the user input device indicative of the user dropping the dragged report section component icon at the desired location on the report section portion of the visual displaydefining a plurality of report sections with the user-defined formats and identifying the user-selected datasets, the report sections being individually selectable for inclusion in a report and, when selected, being placeable within a report relative to other selected report sections according to a user-defined placement and causing a report generator to retrieve the user-selected datasets and present the user-selected datasets of data items in the user-defined formats for selected report sections, and to present the selected report sections placed relative to one another based on the user-defined placement, when a report is generated that includes the selected report sections;

    receiving a report definition input indicative of a user-defined format of the report and identifying selected report sections to be included in the report and a location of the selected report sections in the report; and

    storing a selected plurality of report sections that include dataset identifiers identifying datasets to be included in the report sections, the selected report sections having a user-defined format and being re-usable in different reports.

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