Data Scope Origination in Aggregation Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing report generation systems require explicit creation of data scopes outside of aggregation operations, leading to inefficiencies and unnecessary data processing, especially when calculating data that spans multiple dimensions or requires intersections of data scopes not explicitly defined.
Innovation Solution
The system allows data scopes to be originated within aggregation operations, enabling references to data scopes not explicitly defined elsewhere in the report definition, thereby avoiding separate creation and reducing unnecessary data handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If data scopes are explicitly created outside aggregation operations, then data can be properly organized and referenced, but system complexity increases and unnecessary data processing occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the data scope creation function directly into the aggregation operation itself. Instead of requiring separate data scope definitions outside aggregations, the aggregation operation now internally creates and manages its own data scope through an originating reference. This eliminates the need for separate data scope creation steps and reduces overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The aggregation operation becomes self-sufficient by internally originating its own data scope. The aggregation operation no longer depends on external data scope definitions, but instead creates the necessary data scope context within itself through the originating reference mechanism, making the system more autonomous and less complex.
2Reliability
If data scopes are explicitly created and instantiated, then data can be stored and transmitted, but data transmission and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential data scope reference information needed for aggregation operations, rather than creating and storing complete data scope instances. The originating reference within the aggregation operation captures just the necessary scope context, eliminating the need to transmit and store redundant data scope data while maintaining reference accuracy.
3Productivity
If separate data scope creation is required, then data organization is explicit and clear, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs data scope creation as a preliminary action within the aggregation operation itself, rather than as a separate preceding step. The originating reference establishes the data scope context exactly when needed for the aggregation, eliminating unnecessary intermediate processing steps and reducing overall computation time while maintaining proper data organization.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for generating a report from a report definition specifying a plurality of data scopes for a dataset includes interpreting, with a processor, a report definition for the report, the report definition comprising a calculation expression for populating a unit of the report, the calculation expression comprising a data aggregation operation, the data aggregation operation comprising an originating reference to a further data scope, accessing a memory coupled to the processor to obtain data from the dataset for respective subsets of the dataset corresponding with the further data scope, determining, with the processor, an output value for the calculation expression in accordance with the obtained data and the data aggregation operation, and rendering the report based on the output value.