Navigable Reference Indicators for Business Intelligence Report Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional Business Intelligence (BI) reports lack convenient navigation of reference indicators, leading to disruptions in reader continuity and inefficiencies in tracing back values due to footnotes or endnotes, especially in large reports, and require redefinition of notes upon data changes.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method for generating BI reports with navigable reference indicators, providing forward and backward links between sections, automatically updating and repositioning indicators based on data changes, and storing report parameters in database tables for efficient data transformation and presentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional footnotes or endnotes are used in BI reports, then reference indicators can be included, but reader continuity is disrupted and tracing back values becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces hyperlinked reference indicators as an intermediary element between the main report content and supplementary notes. These hyperlinked indicators act as mediators that allow readers to access notes and quickly return to original locations without disrupting reader continuity, resolving the contradiction between providing reference information and maintaining ease of navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical navigation system of conventional footnotes and endnotes with an electronic hyperlinking system. This substitution enables instant navigation and return to original positions through clickable links, eliminating the manual page-flipping and searching required by traditional note systems, thereby maintaining reader continuity while providing reference indicators.
2Reliability
If notes are manually redefined upon data changes, then report accuracy is maintained, but time and effort are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic note updating functionality that allows the BI report system to self-maintain accuracy when data changes occur. The system automatically detects data changes, updates corresponding notes, and repositions hyperlinked reference indicators without requiring manual intervention, thereby maintaining report reliability while eliminating the time loss associated with manual note redefinition.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the system continuously monitors data changes and automatically triggers note updates and reference indicator repositioning. This closed-loop feedback system ensures that notes remain accurate and up-to-date with the latest data without requiring manual redefinition, resolving the contradiction between maintaining reliability and reducing time loss.
3Loss of information
If large BI reports are generated, then comprehensive information is provided, but navigation and tracing becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses hyperlinked reference indicators as intermediaries that simplify navigation in large BI reports. These hyperlinks provide direct access to notes and enable quick return to original locations, reducing the complexity of navigating through extensive report content while maintaining complete information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new navigational dimension through hyperlinked reference indicators that allow non-linear access to information. Readers can jump between different sections of the report and notes through hyperlinks, creating a multi-dimensional navigation structure that simplifies access to comprehensive information without increasing apparent complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present subject matter relates to generation of business intelligence reports with navigable reference indicators. The method comprises obtaining information from an information source for providing in a business intelligence report. Further, report parameters are obtained through a user interface, wherein the report parameters include at least notes and indicator parameters. The notes and indicator parameters indicate a plurality of navigable reference indicators to be included in the business intelligence report. The method further comprises mapping the notes and indicator parameters with the obtained information. Based on the mapping, the business intelligence report is generated with the plurality of navigable reference indicators. Further, the plurality of navigable reference indicators provides a forward and backward link between two or more sections of the business intelligence report.