Systems and methods providing touchscreen report navigation

• US 9,058,365 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Baumgaertel, Dirk, Nos, Karl-Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Hosain
• Assistant Examiner(s): HARPER, ELIYAH STONE
• Application Number:
  US12/975,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,637 Days
• Field of Search: 707/705, 707/737
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/283 Multi-dimensional databases or data warehouses, e.g. MOLAP or ROLAP
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a database may store business information and meta-data associated with the business information. A processor coupled to the database may generate: (i) a first report associated with at least some of the business information, wherein the first report is to be displayed in a first area of a display of a remote touch sensitive device, and (ii) a second report associated with at least some of the business information, wherein the second report is to be displayed in a second area of the touch sensitive device. A communication port coupled to the processor may transmit the first and second reports and receive a destination location from the touch sensitive device, wherein the destination location is associated with a movement of a selected report element of the first report. According to some embodiments, the processor may, if the destination location is not associated with a report, generate a third report based on at least some of the business information and the selected report element. If the destination location is associated with the second report, the processor may generate a modified second report based on a pre-determined analytical mapping between the first and second reports, if available.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a database storing business information and meta-data associated with the business information;

a processor coupled to the database and configured to generate;

(i) a first report associated with at least one of some of the business information and meta-data, wherein the first report is to be displayed in a first area of a display of a remote touch sensitive device, and (ii) a second report associated with at least one of some of the business information and meta-data, wherein the second report is to be displayed in a second area of the touch sensitive device; and

a communication port coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the first and second reports and to receive, from the touch sensitive device, location coordinates identifying a drop area location on the display, wherein the drop area location coordinates represent a drop location of a user'"'"'s drag and drop operation of a report element selected by the user from the first report on the touch sensitive device display;

wherein the processor is further configured to;

if the drop area location coordinates of the user-selected report element are not co-located on the touch sensitive device display with a report location, generate a third report for display on the touch sensitive device display at the drop area location coordinates based on at least one of some of the business information and meta-data, and the selected report element, and

if the drop area location coordinates of the user-selected report element are co-located on the touch sensitive device display with a location of the second report, generate a modified second report for display on the touch sensitive device display at the location of the second report based on a pre-determined analytical mapping between the first and second reports, if available.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further to, if no pre-determining analytical mapping is available between the first and second reports, generate the modified second report based on meta-data associated with the selected report element.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the meta-data used to generate the modified second report is associated with at least one of:

(i) a business object, or (ii) multi-dimensional analytic view information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pre-determined analytical mapping includes navigations from a source report to a target report.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the third report comprises a new instance of the first report.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein filtering parameters associated with the first report are automatically applied to the third report.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is associated with an advanced business application programming back-end server.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first report comprises at least one of:

(i) a table containing business information, or (ii) a graphical representation of business information.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause an apparatus to:

generate a first report based on at least one of some business information and meta-data stored in a database;

transmit data associated with the first report to a remote touch sensitive device having a display;

receive, from the touch sensitive device, location coordinates identifying a drop area location on the display, wherein the drop area location coordinates represent a drop location of a user'"'"'s drag and drop operation of a report element selected by the user from the first report on the touch sensitive device display; and

if the drop area location coordinates of the user-selected report element are not co-located on the touch sensitive device display with any report location, generate a new report for display on the touch sensitive device display at the drop area location coordinates based on at least one of some of the business information and meta-data, and the selected report element, and

if the drop area location coordinates of the user-selected report element are co-located on the touch sensitive device display with a location of a report other than the first report, generate a modified other report for display on the touch sensitive device display at the location of the co-located report based on a pre-determined analytical mapping between the first report and the other report, if available.

10. The medium of claim 9, wherein the processor is further to, if no pre-determining analytical mapping is available between the first report and the other report, generate the modified other report based on meta-data associated with the selected report element.

11. The medium of claim 10, wherein the meta-data used to generate the modified other report is associated with at least one of:

(i) a business object, or (ii) multi-dimensional analytic view information.

12. The medium of claim 9, wherein the pre-determined analytical mapping includes navigations from a source report to a target report.

13. The medium of claim 9, wherein the new report comprises a new instance of the first report.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein filtering parameters associated with the first report are automatically applied to the new report.

15. The medium of claim 9, wherein the processor is associated with an advanced business application programming back-end server, and the first report comprises at least one of:

(i) a table containing business information, or (ii) a graphical representation of business information.

16. A method comprising:

generating a first report based on business information stored in a database;

transmitting data associated with the first report to a remote touch sensitive device having a display;

receiving, from the touch sensitive device, location coordinates identifying a drop area location on the display, wherein the drop area location coordinates represent a drop location of a user'"'"'s drag and drop operation of a report element selected by the user from the first report on the touch sensitive device display; and

if the drop area location coordinates of the user-selected report element are not co-located on the touch sensitive device display with any report location, generate a new report for display on the touch sensitive device display at the drop area location coordinates based on at least one of some of the business information and meta-data, and the selected report element, and

if the drop area location coordinates of the user-selected report element are co-located on the touch sensitive device display with a location of a report other than the first report, generate a modified other report for display on the touch sensitive device display at the location of the co-located report based on a pre-determined analytical mapping between the first report and the other report, if available.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the processor is further to, if no pre-determining analytical mapping is available between the first report and the other report, generate the modified other report based on meta-data associated with the selected report element.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the meta-data used to generate the modified other report is associated with at least one of:

(i) a business object, or (ii) multi-dimensional analytic view information.