SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISPLAYING DATA UTILIZING A SELECTED SOURCE AND VISUALIZATION

• US 20110225525A1
• Filed: 02/04/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Sola, Thomas Dominic, Rana, Neelav, Chasman, Douglas Eliot, Louie, Patrick Yu Pang, Tenenblat, Leo
• Granted Patent: US 8,656,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/763
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for displaying data utilizing a selected source and visualization. These mechanisms and methods for displaying data utilizing a selected source and visualization can enable enhanced data display, improved data display development, increased time savings, etc.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for displaying data utilizing a selected source and visualization, the method comprising:

displaying one or more sources of data;

displaying one or more possible visualizations for the data;

receiving a selection of one of the sources of data and one of the visualizations for the data; and

displaying the data from the selected source of the data, utilizing the selected visualization for the data.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the sources of data include one or more locations of the data within a system.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that a file name associated with a file including the data is displayed next to an icon representing the file.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the sources of data are displayed as a result of a search.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the possible visualizations of the data include one or more charts for displaying the data, tables for displaying the data, bar graphs for displaying the data, line graphs for displaying the data, and gauges for displaying the data.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the one or more sources of data as well as the one or more possible visualizations for the data are displayed in association with an editor.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the editor is a dashboard editor.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the dashboard editor enables at least the addition, removal, and editing of the content of the dashboard.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the selection of one of the sources of data and one of the visualizations for the data is performed by a user of an editor within the system.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the selection is performed by clicking and dragging one of the sources of data and one of the visualizations for the data onto a location within the editor.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the editor includes an editor for a dashboard of a multi-tenant on-demand database system.

12. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein one of the sources of data is selected before the selection of one of the visualizations for the data.

13. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein one of the visualizations for the data is selected before the selection of one of the sources of data.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the data is displayed within the editor.

15. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the data is rendered within the selected visualization for the data.

16. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the data is instantly displayed utilizing the selected visualization for the data.

17. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein one or more properties of the selected visualization are configured.

18. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein an icon associated with one of the visualizations for the data is dragged onto the editor, and one of the sources of data is then dragged onto the icon associated with the one of the visualizations for the data within the editor.

19. A method, comprising:

displaying one or more sources of data;

displaying one or more possible visualizations for the data;

receiving a selection of one of the sources of data and one of the visualizations for the data, utilizing a processor; and

displaying the data from the selected source of the data, utilizing the selected visualization for the data.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

displaying one or more sources of data;

displaying one or more possible visualizations for the data;

receiving a selection of one of the sources of data and one of the visualizations for the data; and

displaying the data from the selected source of the data, utilizing the selected visualization for the data.

21. A method for transmitting code for use in a multi-tenant database system on a transmission medium, the method comprising:

transmitting code for displaying one or more sources of data;

transmitting code for displaying one or more possible visualizations for the data;

transmitting code for receiving a selection of one of the sources of data and one of the visualizations for the data, utilizing a processor; and

transmitting code for displaying the data from the selected source of be data, utilizing the selected visualization for the data.