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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Howard J. Dickerman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian W. Boon, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles D. Ellis, Seattle, WA (US);
Kaicheng HU, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert G. Hawking, Seattle, WA (US);
Howard J. Dickerman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian W. Boon, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles D. Ellis, Seattle, WA (US);
Kaicheng Hu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert G. Hawking, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Cube functions may be used to obtain data from a multidimensional database. The cube functions may be contained within one or more cells of a spreadsheet. These cube functions behave similarly to the standard functions that may be included within a spreadsheet. Exemplary cube functions include obtaining: a cube member, a cube value, a cube set, a ranked member, a KPI, a member property and a count relating to a set. The cube functions within the spreadsheet may access the cube data from one or more multidimensional databases. Using the cube formulas in individual cells allows the user to add/delete rows and/or columns from within the spreadsheet.