Named object view of electronic data report

• US 8,566,953 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2007
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Campbell, John, Chen, Boaz, Battagin, Daniel, Megiddo, Eran, Ben-Tovim, Yariv
• Primary Examiner(s): Pearson, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jeudy, Josnel
• Application Number:
  US11/860,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20080010670A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,220 Days
• Field of Search: 726 26- 33, 726 2- 6, 726 12- 17, 713164-167
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates

Abstract

A named object view of a report is generated from an electronic data file. Objects in the file to be published are identified in the file. A named object view of the report associated with the file is generated by displaying published identified objects according to associated viewing rights. A viewer at a client is presented with the named object view of the report, according to the viewing rights, such that the viewer'"'"'s attention is focused on the published objects.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating a report associated with a named object view according to an access right, the method comprising;

receiving a request for the report, wherein the request includes a user identifier;

obtaining a file associated with the requested report, wherein the file includes objects that are individually selectable and each comprise an access right that is configurable for each object within the file, wherein the access right for at least one of the objects is different from an access

right for the data that the at least one of the objects is generated from;

opening the file that includes the objects;

determining from the objects in the file each object that is identified for publication;

comparing the user identifier of the request with the access right associated with each object that is identified for publication to determine whether the object is accessible;

generating the report with each of the accessible objects; and

rendering a graphical user interface at a client that displays a single published object from the report at a time and includes a user interface element that when selected displays a list of the accessible objects within the report and is used for receiving a selection of an object from the list of the accessible objects and in response to receiving the selection replacing the display of the single published object with the selected object.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the access right is below a file level security right such that an access right to the file is different from access rights to individual objects within the file.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the access right is an inclusive access right.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the access right is an exclusive access right.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the access right is at least one member of a group comprising:

a view access right, no access right, a read access right, a write access right, and an edit access right.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user identifier is a group identifier.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising associating a link of the accessible object with a client application having a hosted web render, wherein a mark-up language (“

ML”

) associated with the accessible object is refreshed on the client application upon interaction with the accessible object in the client application.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the requested report includes a plurality of objects for publication having different access rights.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the access right associated with the object for publication is different than an access right associated with data of the file for generating the object for publication.

10. A system for generating a named object view of a report associated with a file, the system comprising:

a client, wherein a request for the report is generated at the client, wherein the request includes a user identifier;

a data store, wherein the file associated with the requested report is stored in the data store; and

a server coupled to the client and the data store, wherein the server is arranged to;

receive the request for the report, wherein the request includes the user identifier;

obtain a file associated with the requested report, wherein the file comprises objects;

determine from the file an object for publication;

compare the user identifier of the request with an access right associated with only the object for publication to determine whether the object is accessible;

generate the report with the accessible object; and

render the report with the accessible object at a client; and

render a graphical user interface at the client that includes a user interface element that when selected displays a list comprising the accessible object and is used for accessing the accessible object.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the access right is below a file level security right.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the access right is at least one member of a group comprising:

an exclusive access right and an inclusive access right.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the access right is at least one member of a group comprising:

a view access right, no access right, a read access right, a write access right, and an edit access right.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the user identifier is a group identifier.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising the client being configured to associate a link of the accessible object with a client application having a hosted web render, wherein a mark-up language (“

ML”

) associated with the accessible object is refreshed on the client application upon interaction with the accessible object in the client application.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the requested report includes a plurality of objects for publication having different access rights.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the access right associated with the object for publication is different than an access right associated with data of the file for generating the object for publication.

18. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a signal having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, will cause the computer to perform a method for generating a named object view of a report associated with a file, the method comprising:

receiving a request for the report, wherein the request includes a user identifier;

obtaining a file associated with the requested report, wherein the file comprises objects;

wherein an access right for at least one of the objects is different from an access right for data from which the object is generated;

determining from an examination of the file an object for publication;

comparing the user identifier of the request with an access right specified for the object for publication to determine whether the object is accessible;

generating the report with the accessible object; and

rendering the report with the accessible object at a client and displaying a graphical user interface at the client that includes a user interface element that when selected displays a list comprising the accessible object.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, further comprising associating a link of the accessible object with a client application having a hosted web render, wherein ML associated with the accessible object is refreshed on the client application upon interaction with the accessible object in the client application.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the access right associated with the object for publication is different than an access right associated with data of the file for generating the object for publication.