Tableau Software, Inc.

Brice Johnson

Anushka Anand

Arthur Gyldenege

A computer system concurrently displays a plurality of panes in a user interface. The panes include a first pane that displays a flow diagram having one or more nodes. Each node contains one or more icons. Each icon represents a respective data transformation operation. The panes include a second pane that displays a plurality of data rows and/or data columns for an intermediate dataset corresponding to a user-selected node. The computer system receives a user input, in the first pane, to perform a first data transformation operation at a selected node. In response to receiving the user input, the computer system performs the first data transformation operation. The computer system displays, in the first pane, an additional icon corresponding to the first data transformation operation at the selected node. The computer system updates the second pane in accordance with the first data transformation operation.

Data preparation user interface with configurable process flow elements

A method that prepares data for analysis includes displaying a user interface that includes a data a data flow pane that displays a flow diagram having a plurality of nodes, each node specifying a respective primary operation, a change list pane corresponding to a user-selected node in the data flow pane, and a data pane that displays a plurality of rows for an intermediate dataset of the user-selected node. The method also includes, in response to receiving a user input to perform a secondary operation at the user-selected node: (i) displaying, in the change list pane, an ordered list of secondary operations performed at the user-selected node, including displaying the secondary operation, and (ii) updating the data pane in accordance with the secondary operation, including updating the plurality of rows for the intermediate dataset.

Data preparation user interface with conglomerate heterogeneous process flow elements

A method compares data sets in a data preparation application. The method displays a user interface including a flow diagram having a plurality of nodes. Each of the nodes corresponds to a data set having a plurality of data fields. A user selects two nodes from the flow diagram. In response to the user selection, the method forms a composite data set comprising a union of two data sets corresponding to the two nodes and groups data values for each of a plurality of data fields in the composite data set to form a respective set of bins. The method then displays distributions of data values for the plurality of data fields in the composite data set. Each distribution comprises the respective set of bins for a respective data field. Each displayed bin depicts counts of data values in the respective bin originating from each of the two data sets.

Data preparation user interface for aggregate comparison of datasets at different nodes in a process flow

A method prepares data for analysis. The method displays a user interface including a data flow pane. The data flow pane includes a flow diagram having a plurality of nodes, each node having an intermediate set and specifying a primary operation. When a user selects a node, the user interface displays a change list pane with an ordered list of secondary operations performed at the node and a data pane with rows from an intermediate dataset of the node. When the user provides input to perform an additional secondary operation at the node, the user interface (i) performs the additional secondary operation, (ii) determines a logical ordering for the additional secondary operation based on the primary operation of the node, (iii) adds the additional secondary operation to the change list pane according to the logical ordering, and (iv) updates the data pane in accordance with the additional secondary operation.

A method compares data sets in a data preparation application. The method displays a user interface including a data flow pane and a profile pane. The data flow pane displays a flow diagram with nodes, each node corresponding to a data set. When a user selects a first node, the method displays distributions of data values for data fields from a first data set for the first node. When a user selects a second node, the method: (1) forms a composite data set comprising a union of (i) the first data set and (ii) a second data set for the second node; (2) groups data values for each data field to form sets of bins; and (3) displays data value distributions for each data field using the bins. Each bin depicts counts of data values in the bin originating from the first data set and the second data set.

A method prepares data for analysis. The method displays a user interface, which includes multiple panes, including a data flow pane. The data flow pane includes a flow diagram having multiple nodes, each specifying a primary operation and/or multiple secondary operations. Each primary operation retrieves data from a data source, transforms data, or builds an output data set. When a user selects a node, the user interface displays a change list pane, which is an ordered list of secondary operations performed at the node. When the user provides input to perform a secondary operation at the selected node, the user interface (i) performs the secondary operation, (ii) updates the selected node with an indicator that the node includes secondary operations, (iii) determines a logical ordering for the secondary operation based on the primary operation, and (iv) adds the secondary operation to the change list pane according to the logical ordering.

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Brice Johnson