Claims
- 1. A system for managing automatic generation of output from an on-line analytical processing system, comprising:
service processing means for processing at least one scheduled service in an online analytical processing system; output forwarding means for automatically forwarding output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; and processing management means for managing the operation of the service processing means.
- 2. The of claim 1 wherein the OLAP system comprises a relational OLAP system.
- 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means maintains dynamic recipient lists and wherein the service processing means and processing management means resolve dynamic recipient lists to generate a list of subscriber output devices to receive the output.
- 4. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means monitors performance of the service processing means and the output forwarding means to increase throughput and processing speed by reducing duplicate reports.
- 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means enables a system administrator to view any service record and any subscriber record.
- 6. The system of claim wherein the processing management means maintains an address book containing entries for subscribers of the service and enables a system user to view the contents of the address book.
- 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a service module that schedules services for processing by the service processing means.
- 8. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a governing module that governs the volume of services being processed by the service processing means.
- 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a governing module that governs the number of subscribers to a particular service.
- 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing management means comprises a governing module that governs the number of output devices to which a service may be broadcast.
- 11. A method for managing a system that automatically generates output from an on-line analytical processing system comprising the steps of:
processing at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; automatically forwarding output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; and enabling administrator control over the processing and automatically forvardino steps.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the OLAP system comprises a relational OLAP system.
- 13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of maintaining dynamic recipient lists and resolving the dynamic recipient lists to generate a list of subscriber output devices to receive the output.
- 14. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of monitoring performance of the service processing means and the output forwarding means to increase throughput and processing speed by reducing duplicate reports.
- 15. The method of claim 11 wherein the enabling step further comprises enabling administrators to view any service record and any subscriber record.
- 16. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of scheduling services processing by the service processing means.
- 17. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of governing the volume of services being processed by the service processing means, the number of subscribers to a particular service, or the number of output devices to which a service may be broadcast.
- 18. A processor usable medium having code embodied therein for managing an automatic output on-line analytical processing system, the code in the processor usable medium comprising:
code for causing a processor to process at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical processing system; code for causing a processor to automatically forward output from the services to one or more subscriber output devices specified for that service; and code for causing a processor to enable administrator control over the processing and forwarding of services.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/126,055 entitled “System and Method for Automatic Transmission of On-Line Analytical Processing System Report Output.” This application is also related by subject matter to the following U.S. patent applications Ser. No. : “System and Method For Automatic Transmission of On-Line Analytical Processing System Report Output,” Attorney Docket No. 53470.000013; “System and Method For Automatic Transmission Of Personalized OLAP Report Output,” Attorney Docket No. 53470.000008; “System and Method For Subscription Interfacing in an Automatic Broadcast OLAP Report System,” Attorney Docket No. 53470.000009; and “System and Method for Adaptable Automatic Output of OLAP Reports To Output Devices,” Attorney Docket No. 53470.000010.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60126055 |
Mar 1999 |
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Continuations (1)
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09345440 |
Jul 1999 |
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10339579 |
Jan 2003 |
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