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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2003
Ralf Vierich, Ontario, CA;
Kevin Ferguson, Ontario, CA;
Ralf Vierich, Ontario, CA;
Kevin Ferguson, Ontario, CA;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A database interface for generating drill-through pats for various data cubes, derived from different report generating applications is disclosed. The interface comprises: (a) means for accepting a request from a user for data; (b) means for translating the request into a drill-through path selected from a plurality of possible drill-through paths between a source and a target; (c) means for applying one or more parameters to the selected drill-rough path to produce a valid drill-through path and to transfer the requested data over the valid drill-through path to an application; and (d) display means for displaying the requested data to the user.