Patent ID: 8286100

Claim:
A method for representing data values of a dataset as a plurality of graphical elements in a data visualization, the method comprising: receiving, by a computer system, a selection of a generic content identifier for a data table of a dataset, the generic content identifier including a generic substring, the generic substring configured to be substituted with a unique string identifier, the unique string identifier identifying one or more data entries of the data table of the dataset; associating, by the computer system, the data table of the dataset with web-accessible information related to the data table of the dataset using the generic content identifier; generating, by the computer system, the data visualization for the dataset based on a first configuration; receiving, by the computer system through a first user interface, a selection of a graphical element of the plurality of graphical elements in the data visualization, wherein the selected graphical element is a group element; generating, by the computer system, a unique content identifier by substituting the generic substring in the generic content identifier with a unique string identifier of the selected graphical element; linking, by the computer system, the selected graphical element with web-accessible information related to the selected graphical element using the unique content identifier; and rendering, by the computer system, the web-accessible information related to the selected graphical element based on the unique content identifier substituting the generic substring with the unique string identifier of the selected graphical element such that the unique string identifier is comprised within the data table, wherein the data table represents a hierarchical depth level of a plurality of hierarchical depth levels, the data table including data entries of aggregate values of the hierarchical depth level.