Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Visualization of combined table data
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Application No.: US14946549Application Date: 2015-11-19
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Publication No.: US10083206B2Publication Date: 2018-09-25
- Inventor: Huma Zaidi , Marjolein Visser , Madison Poon
- Applicant: Business Objects Software Limited
- Applicant Address: IE Dublin
- Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LIMITED
- Current Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dublin
- Agency: Fountainhead Law Group P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
Embodiments effect the combination of data from different tables (e.g., of an underlying database), and the visualization of that combined table data in an incremental manner. Columns from a second table may be selectively combined with those of a first table, manually by user selection and/or automatically by best guess matching. Such matching may be based upon commonalities between table column headers. A menu may allow user selection of specific table(s)/table column(s) to be combined with a first table, as well as a manner of that combination (e.g., particular types of SQL join operations). The table data combination process is visualized step-by-step (e.g., allowing toggling and forward/backward navigation between interface screens), ensuring the user is able to follow data migration in the combined workflow, and appreciate/recognize changing values resulting therefrom. Particular embodiments may leverage the processing power of an in-memory database engine to accomplish combination and/or visualization of table data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170147643A1 Visualization of Combined Table Data Public/Granted day:2017-05-25
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