Patent ID: 9361622
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of configuring a dashboard application displaying data for a user, the method comprising: accessing a set of data comprising a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records comprising a plurality of data elements, wherein each data element in a record has a corresponding dimension, wherein the plurality of records correspond to an enterprise application; providing a list of available dimensions; providing a first input mechanism to allow selection of one or more dimensions for assigning categories for the plurality of records, the categories comprising view criteria for presenting the data by the dashboard application; receiving, via the first input mechanism, an assignment of categories for the plurality of records, wherein the assignment of the categories for the plurality of records is based in part on a first set of one or more dimensions; providing a second input mechanism to allow selection of one or more dimensions for filtering the set of data, each selected dimension comprising a perspective from which a metric will be presented by the dashboard application; receiving, via the second input mechanism, an identification of a second set of one or more dimensions by which the plurality of records are filtered; and generating a display hierarchy for displaying the set of data in response to receiving the identification of the second set of one or more dimensions and based on the first set of dimensions and the second set of dimensions, the display hierarchy comprising: