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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:

Manoj Nuthakki, Redmond, WA (US);

Karthik Ravindran, Bellevue, WA (US);

Samuel H. Skrivan, Seattle, WA (US);

John G. Stairs, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Manoj Nuthakki, Redmond, WA (US);

Karthik Ravindran, Bellevue, WA (US);

Samuel H. Skrivan, Seattle, WA (US);

John G. Stairs, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of developing a report capable of providing information from a local database in a predefined structure to a remote application is discussed. The method includes defining an abstract data report structure. The abstract data report structure is configured to provide a report to the remote application having a plurality of data elements. The method further includes localizing at least one of the plurality of data elements by assigning it a remotely customizable field value; and exposing the abstract data report structure to the remote application.


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