Reporting System Export via Datamart Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing reporting systems, such as OLAP and business intelligence systems, generate large and complex reports that are difficult to navigate and lack integration with other data processing systems, limiting user access and manipulation options.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for automatically exporting report results from a reporting system into a datamart or other formats like PDF, Excel, HTML, XML, or relational database management systems, allowing users to access and manipulate the data across various devices and systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If reports are generated through computer interfaces with limited options, then the system structure remains simple, but user access and manipulation options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a datamart as an intermediary component between the reporting system and various data processing systems. The datamart receives report results from the reporting system and makes them available for access by multiple user devices, serving as a mediator that enables diverse access options without directly increasing the complexity of the reporting system itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The reporting system is designed to export reports in multiple formats (datamart, PDF, Excel, HTML, XML, RDBMS) to serve various purposes and user needs. This multi-functionality allows a single reporting system to support diverse access and manipulation options across different platforms and devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If reports are made available through multiple formats and systems, then data accessibility is improved, but integration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The datamart serves as a centralized intermediary that handles the complexity of data integration. It receives report results from the reporting system and makes them available for access by multiple user devices, absorbing the integration complexity while presenting simplified access points to users and other systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the data flow into distinct components: the reporting system generates reports, the datamart receives and stores them in multiple formats, and various user devices access the data as needed. This segmentation allows each component to focus on specific functions, reducing overall integration complexity.
3Ease of operation
If report results are exported to datamart for further manipulation, then data usability is enhanced, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The reporting system performs preliminary export of report results to the datamart in advance, making the data available for subsequent manipulation by user devices. This preliminary action separates the report generation from the data manipulation processes, allowing users to access and work with data without waiting for real-time processing.
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AI summary
A technique for exporting results from a reporting system report in a format type including a datamart, PDF file, flat file, Excel™ file, HTML file, and XML file or in another relational database management system (RDBMS) format. In one embodiment, the technique is realized through a method and a system for automatically exporting results from a business intelligence, OLAP, or other reporting system. One embodiment of the present invention involves a method of enabling a user to designate a report desired for execution as an export-report. When the report is processed, the report is exported into a datamart or other format and made available for access by the user through one or more different types of user devices. The user may then further manipulate or export the results from the datamart to a file type as desired.