Business Objects Software Limited

Olivier Hamon

Bruno Dumant

Yann Le Biannic

Xavier Vanderschaeghe

A computer-implemented method for generating a plurality of data query suggestions is described. The method includes receiving a textual input in a user interface of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes and determining a query context for the textual input. The method also includes computing a plurality of ranked numerical scores based on the query context in which the ranked numerical scores are computed using information obtained from a plurality of usage metrics associated with the query context and determining, using the plurality of ranked numerical scores, a plurality of candidate data combinations. The method also includes ordering the plurality of candidate data combinations according to the plurality of ranked numerical scores and generating at least one data suggestion using the ordered plurality of candidate data combinations and providing the at least one data suggestion in the user interface.

Providing suggestions based on user context while exploring a dataset

According to some embodiments, a business intelligence language expansion and compilation platform may receive a business intelligence language expression, containing at least one macro sub-expression from a user. Information may then be accessed in a business and data models data store to perform expansion and compilation operations on the received business intelligence language expression. As a result of these operations, the system may provide a native query to a data source database. A business intelligence language result set manager may retrieve data from a data source database responsive to the native query and output a business intelligence language result set to the user in response to the business intelligence language expression. According to some embodiments, the business intelligence language is reentrant such that the received business intelligence language expression is evaluated in one context and uses a result of another business intelligence language expression evaluated in a possibly different context.

Business intelligence language macros

A computer-implemented method for generating a plurality of data suggestions is described. The method includes receiving a textual input in a user interface of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes, determining a query context associated with the textual input, a user, and data that the user is viewing in the software application, and computing a plurality of statistical metrics for the query context, the statistical metrics being computed using information obtained from datasets associated with the query context. The method also includes determining a plurality of candidate data combinations, the data combinations including a plurality of dimensions, measures, and filters compatible with the query context, ranking the plurality of candidate data combinations according to one of the plurality of statistical metrics, and generating at least one data suggestion using the plurality of candidate data combinations and providing the at least one data suggestion in the user interface.

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