Patent ID: 7660823

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for displaying time-based data retrieved from a multidimensional database, comprising: executing software instructions on a computer processor to receive a query for retrieving data from a multidimensional database including a hierarchically arranged time dimension having one or more levels, each level having one or more time dimension members depicted as statistical chart objects; executing software instructions on the computer processor to map one or more calendar date objects to one or more statistical chart objects; executing software instructions on the computer processor to formulate query results by retrieving data corresponding to the query upon the multidimensional database, the query results including one or more calendar date objects mapped to one or more statistical chart objects; executing software instructions on the computer processor to generate a calendar-based graphical display of the query results, wherein the calendar-based graphical display includes one or more calendar date objects and one or more statistical chart objects, wherein the calendar-based graphical display comprises at least four generated control areas including a time dimension area, a data dimension area, a measure area, and a summary statistics area, and wherein each area includes an editable hyperlink for making changes to that area; executing software instructions on the computer processor to receive a selection to drill up or drill down on either a calendar date object or a statistical chart object at a first level of detail, wherein when the selection is to drill up, a new calendar date object or a statistical chart object at a second higher level of detail is generated, and wherein when the selection is to drill down, a new calendar date object or a statistical chart object at a second lower level of detail is generated; and executing software instructions on the computer processor to generate a new calendar-based graphical display showing the new calendar date object or statistical chart object at the second higher or lower level of detail.