Patent ID: 9286361
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A controller for an Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processor connected to one or more first data storage devices and adapted to render contextual assistance to a user on a display device, the controller comprising: a hardware storage device; a storage control component for storing, on said hardware storage device, a set of criteria for preferredness of ETL stage placements; an I/O input device detecting component for recognizing a proposed placement of a stage on a GUI canvas on the display device; an analytical component for analyzing an eventual result of the proposed placement in an ETL activity represented on the GUI canvas; a comparator for comparing the eventual result of the proposed placement in the ETL activity with the set of criteria; and an indicator control component for, responsive to an outcome of an operation of the comparator, providing to the user an indicator of a degree of preferredness of said proposed placement according to the set of criteria.