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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Howard J. Dickerman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kaicheng HU, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert G. Hawking, Seattle, WA (US);
Howard J. Dickerman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kaicheng Hu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert G. Hawking, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Data corresponding to a structured report or multi-dimensional presentation is converted to formulas within cells of a spreadsheet. The cell formulas operate on a multi-dimension database that was the data source for the structured report. Therefore the layout of the data in the cells is similar to the layout of the data in structured report. The user is able to move the formulas around in the spreadsheet resulting in any custom layout the user desires. Because the data is no longer in a structured report, it is no longer subject to the layout restrictions of the report.