Multi-Object Reporting in Content Management via Indexed ID Joins
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content management systems lack flexibility in reporting, often requiring users to use third-party tools or inflexible built-in reporting tools that can only handle data per document, making it difficult to correlate and report real-time data from complex objects.
Innovation Solution
A method for reporting multiple objects in a content management system that involves storing objects in a storage device, receiving a report type definition, generating a multi-object query language statement, dissecting it into individual queries, and using indexed access to extract IDs, allowing for flexible reporting of complex data relationships.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a third-party reporting tool is used, then reporting flexibility is improved, but system complexity and data migration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments reporting functionality into separate report type definitions that can be independently configured and combined. Each report type defines specific objects and relationships, allowing flexible reporting without requiring a complete separate reporting system.
Solution Approach 2:
The reporting tool is designed to be universal by supporting multiple object types (documents, workflows, custom objects) and relationship types within a single system. This eliminates the need for third-party tools while maintaining reporting flexibility.
2Device complexity
If built-in reporting tool is used, then system integration is improved, but reporting flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The reporting system is made dynamic by allowing users to define custom report types with flexible object and relationship configurations. The system adapts to different reporting needs through parameterized query generation rather than fixed report templates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses parameter changes to achieve flexibility by allowing report type definitions to specify different objects, relationships, and query parameters. This enables the same reporting infrastructure to handle diverse reporting scenarios without sacrificing integration.
3Ease of manufacture
If data is stored per document, then data organization is improved, but multi-object correlation capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer of report type definitions and query language statements that enable correlation between documents, workflows, and custom objects. This intermediary layer translates simple per-document storage into complex multi-object relationships without changing the underlying data organization.
4Adaptability or versatility
If complex objects are used to store data, then data modeling flexibility is improved, but query and reporting complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the complexity of querying complex objects by separating data storage from query logic. Report type definitions and query language statements extract the essential correlation needs from complex object models, simplifying the querying process while maintaining data modeling flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for multi-object reporting in a content management system. A report type definition may define which objects are involved and how they are related. A report execution engine may generate a multi-object query language statement to translate the report type definition into query language. A query language execution engine may break the query language statement down into separate single pieces. A cost optimization engine may determine if it is cost efficient to join the objects. An indexed access execution engine may extract unique IDs of the objects and join the unique IDs to generate an index. A Lucene based search engine may be accessed according to the index, and the response is post processed to generate a multi-object report.