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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2001
Jeffrey A. Bedell, Arlington, VA (US);
Scott Cappiello, Arlington, VA (US);
L. Douglas Everhart, Arlington, VA (US);
William Hurwood, Washington, DC (US);
Benjamin Z. Li, Great Falls, VA (US);
Fabrice Martin, Washington, DC (US);
David B. Sherwood, McLean, VA (US);
Steven S. Trundle, Falls Church, VA (US);
MicroStrategy, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for guiding drilling into a report are disclosed. Through the use of the invention, a user can drill within a first report dimension or from the first report dimension into a second report dimension. Additionally, a drill map providing a plurality of drilling paths is associated with each report. The system of the invention includes drill transformation tools and drill map management tools for assisting a user in navigating through report instances.