Switch control in report generation
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a graphical user interface including a view, the view including;
a selection area, the selection area including identifiers associated with a plurality of attributes, each of the plurality of attributes having a plurality of possible values, the selection area further including one or more graphical tools to define filter criteria based at least in part on selected ones of the plurality of possible values of one or more of the plurality of attributes; and
one or more switch controls each being associated with a respective one of the one or more of the plurality of attributes and indicating presentation criteria including;
whether selected ones of the possible values of the respective attribute are to be shown in a report, anda dimension of the report in which to space the selected ones of the possible values from one another if the selected ones of the possible values are to be shown in the report;
receiving data that satisfies the filter criteria; and
generating the report based at least in part on the data that satisfies the filter criteria and on the presentation criteria indicated by the one or more switch controls;
wherein each of the one or more switch controls comprises a tri-state switch; and
wherein each one of the one or more switch controls displays;
(i) a first symbol at a location associated with the one of the one or more switch controls to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a first state, (ii) a second symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a second state different than the first state and (iii) a third symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a third state different than the first state and the second state.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a view in a graphical user interface includes a selection area that includes identifiers associated with a plurality of attributes, each of the attributes having a plurality of possible values. The area further includes one or more graphical tools to define filter criteria based at least in part on selected ones of the plurality of possible values of one or more of the attributes. The area further includes one or more switch controls each being associated with a respective one of the one or more of the attributes and indicating presentation criteria including: whether selected ones of the possible values of the respective attribute are to be shown in a report, and a dimension of the report in which to space the selected ones of the possible values from one another if the selected ones of the possible values are to be shown in the report.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface including a view, the view including; a selection area, the selection area including identifiers associated with a plurality of attributes, each of the plurality of attributes having a plurality of possible values, the selection area further including one or more graphical tools to define filter criteria based at least in part on selected ones of the plurality of possible values of one or more of the plurality of attributes; and one or more switch controls each being associated with a respective one of the one or more of the plurality of attributes and indicating presentation criteria including; whether selected ones of the possible values of the respective attribute are to be shown in a report, and a dimension of the report in which to space the selected ones of the possible values from one another if the selected ones of the possible values are to be shown in the report; receiving data that satisfies the filter criteria; and generating the report based at least in part on the data that satisfies the filter criteria and on the presentation criteria indicated by the one or more switch controls; wherein each of the one or more switch controls comprises a tri-state switch; and wherein each one of the one or more switch controls displays;
(i) a first symbol at a location associated with the one of the one or more switch controls to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a first state, (ii) a second symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a second state different than the first state and (iii) a third symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a third state different than the first state and the second state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by a machine to result in a method comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface including a view, the view including; a selection area, the selection area including identifiers associated with a plurality of attributes, each of the plurality of attributes having a plurality of possible values, the selection area further including one or more graphical tools to define filter criteria based at least in part on selected ones of the plurality of possible values of one or more of the plurality of attributes; and one or more switch controls each being associated with a respective one of the one or more of the plurality of attributes and indicating presentation criteria including; whether selected ones of the possible values of the respective attribute are to be shown in a report, and a dimension of the report in which to space the selected ones of the possible values from one another if the selected ones of the possible values are to be shown in the report; receiving data that satisfies the filter criteria; and generating the report based at least in part on the data that satisfies the filter criteria and on the presentation criteria indicated by the one or more switch controls; wherein each of the one or more switch controls comprises a tri-state switch; and wherein each one of the one or more switch controls displays;
(i) a first symbol at a location associated with the one of the one or more switch controls to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a first state, (ii) a second symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a second state different than the first state and (iii) a third symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a third state different than the first state and the second state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus comprising:
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a processing system including a processor and to; provide a graphical user interface including a view, the view including; a selection area, the selection area including identifiers associated with a plurality of attributes, each of the plurality of attributes having a plurality of possible values, the selection area further including one or more graphical tools to define filter criteria based at least in part on selected ones of the plurality of possible values of one or more of the plurality of attributes; and one or more switch controls each being associated with a respective one of the one or more of the plurality of attributes and indicating presentation criteria including; whether selected ones of the possible values of the respective attribute are to be shown in a report, and a dimension of the report in which to space the selected ones of the possible values from one another if the selected ones of the possible values are to be shown in the report; receive data that satisfies the filter criteria; and generate the report based at least in part on the data that satisfies the filter criteria and on the presentation criteria indicated by the one or more switch controls; wherein each of the one or more switch controls comprises a tri-state switch; and wherein each one of the one or more switch controls displays;
(i) a first symbol at a location associated with the one of the one or more switch controls to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a first state, (ii) a second symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a second state different than the first state and (iii) a third symbol at the location to indicate that the tri-state switch of the one of the one or more switch controls is in a third state different than the first state and the second state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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