Patent ID: 8140383

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing a report view, the method performed in connection with definition of a new evaluation of a predefined key performance indicator, the method comprising: receiving, using a computer device, a selection of the predefined key performance indicator for which the new evaluation is to be defined, the predefined key performance indicator being associated with a plurality of predefined dimensions and with definitional data; receiving, as a user selection for defining the new evaluation, a dimension value for at least one of the predefined dimensions; receiving, as another user selection for defining the new evaluation, at least first and second attributes associated with the dimension value and a condition that defines a relationship between the first and second attributes, the new evaluation being defined to evaluate the predefined key performance indicator by comparing the first and second attributes with regard to the condition; determining, using the computer device, a first aspect of a reporting format using the dimension value, first and second attributes, and the condition; determining, using the computer device, second and third aspects of the reporting format using the definitional data; and displaying on a display device a report view formatted according to the reporting format having the first, second, and third aspects.