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Systems and methods for supporting custom graphical representations in reporting software

  • US 7,634,724 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2004
  • Issued: 12/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer readable storage medium bearing instructions for generating a report, comprising:

  • instructions for generating at least one report according to a custom layout, said instructions comprising;

    instructions for reading a report definition file, wherein the report definition file defines a graphical representation of a report;

    instructions for providing a plurality of software objects, each of the plurality of software objects for generating a plurality of graphical features for reports, each of the plurality of software objects being a discrete unit of software implemented using object oriented techniques;

    instructions for providing an interface that allows an external third party software process to access the plurality of objects;

    instruction for receiving via the interface a request from the external third party software process to operate a first of the plurality of objects on the report definition file to revise the graphical representation of a report and in response to the request from the external third party software process creating an instance of the first of the plurality of objects to handle the request;

    instructions for receiving via the interface a request from the external third party software process to operate a second of the plurality of objects on the report definition file to revise the graphical representation of a report and in response to the request from the external third party software process creating an instance of the second of the plurality of objects to handle the request; and

    instructions for performing initial processing on said report definition file, wherein initial processing occurs prior to processing by said external third party process, and wherein said initial processing enforces a set of criteria for the report definition file.

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