Patent ID: 7418438
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented system comprising: a processor; a data store having multidimensional data, wherein the multidimensional data includes one or more data cubes having dimensions; and a publish module executed by the processor, for accessing the data store and publishing the multidimensional data associated with the data cubes, wherein the publish module selects a default dimension for publication for each of the data cubes based on attributes of the dimensions, wherein for each of the data cubes, the publish module identifies the dimensions that have formats, and selects the default dimension for the respective data cube from the identified dimensions, and wherein for each of the data cubes, the publish module ranks the identified dimensions having formats in accordance with calculation priorities assigned to the dimensions, and selects the dimension having a lowest calculation priority as the default dimension for publication for the respective data cube.