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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Howard J. Dickerman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Marius Dumitru, Sammamish, WA (US);
Akshai Mirchandani, Redmond, WA (US);
Yutong (Jeffrey) Wang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amir Netz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Paul J. Sanders, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving and processing data analysis expressions. A particular method includes receiving a data analysis expression at a pivot table of a spreadsheet. The data analysis expression is executed for a particular cell of the pivot table by determining a context associated with the particular cell, calculating a value of the data analysis expression based on the context, and outputting the calculated value at the particular cell.