Patent ID: 9122668
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. On a computing device, a method for configuring a waterfall chart, the method comprising: receiving, from a user, an input of a sum into a cell of a table; interpreting the input of the sum as an indication that the user wishes to create a total column; automatically selecting a color for the total column based on the input being a sum; rendering, on the waterfall chart, the total column having the selected color; receiving, from a user, an input of a static value into a cell of a table; interpreting the input of the static value as an indication that the user wishes to create a change column; automatically selecting a color for the change column based on the input being a static value and based on whether the static value is positive or negative; rendering, on the waterfall chart, the change column having the selected color; receiving a selection of either the total column or the change column of the waterfall chart; receiving an input via an on-screen control, wherein the input indicates that the column should be converted from a total column to a change column or from a change column to a total column; converting the column from a total column to a change column or from a change column to a total column as indicated by the input; and automatically changing the color of the converted column to a that of a change column or that of a total column based on the indication of whether column should be converted from a total column to a change column or from a change column to a total column.