Segmentation model user interface

• US 7,974,992 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2008
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Brinkmann, Till, Fastabend, Christopher, Bicker, Sandra, Lammers, Guido, Schrepp, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Corrielus; Jean M
• Application Number:
  US12/261,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20100115446A1
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• Field of Search: 707/802, 715/772, 715/781
• US Class Current: 707/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A data warehouse may include a data set of items associated with a plurality of attributes. An input handler may be configured to receive selections of attributes and filter options and a placement of an attribute icon representing each selection within a segmentation model displayed within a results portion of a graphical user interface (GUI). A view generator may be configured to provide the segmentation model in the results portion, the model including a data set icon representing the items, provide an attribute list in a segmentation portion of the GUI including a list of the attributes, provide the attribute icon within the segmentation model based on the placement, and provide a flow indicator corresponding to the filter option associated with each attribute icon. A filter may be configured to obtain a subset of the plurality of items corresponding to each selection based on the placement and filter option.

Claims

1. Machine executable instructions stored on a computer-readable medium that, when executed on a data processing apparatus, are configured to cause the data processing apparatus to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:

a segmentation portion configured to display;

an attribute list including a plurality of selectable icons representing selectable attributes associated with a plurality of items of a data set, wherein each attribute is associated with a plurality of selectable filter options; and

a results portion configured to display a segmentation model including;

a data set icon representing the plurality of items of the data set,

an attribute icon for each of the plurality of selectable attributes selected by a user from the selectable icons in the attribute list, the attribute icon representing a subset of the plurality of items, associated with the data set icon, filtered from the plurality of items of the data set based on the selected attributes from the attribute list, wherein a first subset from a first attribute icon is filtered to obtain a second subset for a second attribute icon subsequent to the first attribute icon in the segmentation model, and

flow indicators indicating which of the filter icons were selected and relationships between two or more attribute icons and the data set icon in the segmentation model.

2. The machine executable instructions configured to provide the GUI of claim 1 wherein the results portion is configured to display the attribute icon for each of the plurality of selectable icons representing selectable attributes that are dragged from the attribute list and dropped into the results portion onto the segmentation model.

3. The machine executable instructions configured to provide the GUI of claim 1 wherein the results portion is configured to display the segmentation model including the data set icon representing a subset of the plurality of items of the data set filtered based on permissions associated with the user.

4. The machine executable instructions configured to provide the GUI of claim 1 wherein the results portion is configured to display the segmentation model including the flow indicators indicating a filter option selected for each selected attribute.

5. The machine executable instructions configured to provide the GUI of claim 1 wherein the results portion is configured to display the segmentation model including a count associated with each attribute icon, the count representing a size of the subset of the plurality of items corresponding to the selected attribute.

6. The machine executable instructions configured to provide the GUI of claim 1 wherein the results portion is configured to display the segmentation model including a target group icon representing a subset of the plurality of items filtered from the data set based on each of the selected attributes, the target group icon appearing subsequent to each of the attribute icons within the segmentation model.

7. The machine executable instructions configured to provide the GUI of claim 1 wherein the results portion is configured to display updates associated with one or more of the attribute icons based on a changed placement of one or more attribute icons within the results portion.

8. A system comprising:

a data warehouse including a computer-readable storage medium, and a data set, wherein the data set includes a plurality of items, each item associated with a plurality of attributes;

an input handler associated with a graphical user interface (GUI) and configured to receive selections of one or more of the attributes and including a filter option associated with each selection and a placement of an attribute icon representing each selection within a segmentation model displayed within a results portion of the GUI;

a view generator configured to;

provide the segmentation model in the results portion of the GUI, the segmentation model including a data set icon representing the plurality of items of the data set,

provide an attribute list in a segmentation portion of the GUI, the attribute list including a selectable list of the plurality of attributes,

provide the attribute icon, associated with each selection, within the segmentation model based on the placement, and

provide a flow indicator corresponding to the filter option associated with each attribute icon; and

a filter configured to obtain a current subset of the plurality of items corresponding to each selection based on the placement and filter option,

wherein a previous subset of the plurality of items of a previous attribute icon within the segmentation model is filtered to obtain the current subset, and

wherein the filter is configured to filter the current subset to update one or more subsequent subsets of one or more subsequent attribute icons within the segmentation model.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein:

the input handler is configured to receive a first selection of a first attribute; and

the view generator is configured to provide, responsive to the first selection, a filter search box including a plurality of filter options, wherein the input handler receives a selection of a first filter option from the plurality of filter options.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the input handler is configured to receive the selections from the attribute list.

11. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

an indexer configured to index the plurality of items of the data set; and

the filter being configured to filter the indexed data to obtain the current subset.

12. The system of claim 8 further comprising a counter configured to count the plurality of items included in the current subset.

13. The system of claim 8 further comprising an access manager configured to determine permissions associated with a user of the system.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the filter is configured to filter the plurality of items of the data set represented by the data set icon based on the permissions.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the filter is configured to filter the plurality of attributes from the attribute list based on the permissions.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein:

the filter is configured to filter the plurality of items of the data set based on the selections of the one or more attributes to obtain a target group; and

the view generator is configured to provide a target group icon in the results portion representing the target group.

17. A method comprising:

providing a segmentation model in a results portion of a graphical user interface (GUI), the segmentation model including at least a data set icon representing a data set of a plurality of items associated with a plurality of attributes;

providing an attribute list in a segmentation portion of the GUI, the attribute list including the plurality of attributes;

receiving one or more attribute selections of one or more attributes from the attribute list within the results portion of the GUI;

providing, within the segmentation model, an attribute icon for each attribute selection;

providing, responsive to receiving each attribute selection, a plurality of filter options;

receiving a filter option selection from the plurality of filter options, the filter option selection indicating how to filter the items based on the attribute selection;

receiving a placement of the attribute icon within the segmentation model subsequent to the data set icon;

providing a flow indicator representing the filter option selection associated with each attribute icon; and

filtering the plurality items to obtain a current subset of the items corresponding to the attribute selection and filter option selection, wherein

if the placement of the attribute icon is subsequent to a previous attribute icon associated with a previous subset, then the filtering to obtain the current subset is performed with respect to the previous subset, and

if the placement of the attribute icon is prior to one or more subsequent attribute icons associated with one or more subsequent subsets, then the subsequent subsets are updated based on the current subset.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the filtering comprises generating a target group including a subset of the plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of attribute selections and associated filter option selections.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the filtering comprises generating multiple target groups resulting from the segmentation model, each target group including a subset of the plurality of items corresponding to one or more attribute selections and filter option selections.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein the filtering comprises re-combining two or more subsets that were previously split by one or more filter options within the segmentation model.