Claims
- 1. A computer-implemented method for identifying related data that is associated with selected data, said selected data that is implemented in a subject multidimensional database, said selected data being obtained by use of index data that is implemented in an index multidimensional database, comprising:
identifying related index data from said index data; and identifying said related data from said selected data by use of said related index data.
- 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
creating a view of said selected data; creating a query by use of said view of selected data; and identifying said related data by said query that is directed to said index multidimensional database.
- 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising creating a view of said related data.
- 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising formatting said view of said selected data for presentation to a user.
- 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 further comprising formatting said view of said related data for presentation to a user.
- 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:
determining highlighting criteria for said selected data; and highlighting said selected data in said view based on said highlighting criteria.
- 7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:
determining highlighting criteria for said related data; and highlighting said related data in said view based on said highlighting criteria.
- 8. A computer system for identifying related data that is associated with selected data said selected data that is implemented in a subject multidimensional database, said selected data being obtained by use of index data that is implemented in an index multidimensional database, comprising:
related index data from said index data; and said related data that is identified from said selected data by use of said related index data.
- 9. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:
a view of said selected data; a query that is created by use of said view of selected data; and said related data that is identified by said query that is directed to said index multidimensional database.
- 10. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising a view of said related data.
- 11. The computer system of claim 9, further comprising a formatted said view of said selected data that is presented to a user.
- 12. The computer system of claim 10 further comprising a formatted said view of said related data for presentation to a user.
- 13. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising highlighting said selected data in said view based on highlighting criteria.
- 14. The computer system of claim 12, further comprising highlighting said related data in said view based on highlighting criteria.
- 15. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program storage medium usable by said computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by said computer for identifying related data that is associated with selected data, said selected data that is implemented in a subject multidimensional database, said selected data being obtained by use of index data that is implemented in an index multidimensional database, wherein:
said computer usable program code identifies related index data from said index data; and said computer usable program code identifies said related data from said selected data by use of said related index data.
- 16. The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein:
said computer usable program code creates a view of said selected data; said computer usable program code creates a query by use of said view of selected data; and said computer usable program code identifies said related data by said query that is directed to said index multidimensional database.
- 17. The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein said computer usable program code creates a view of said related data.
- 18. The article of manufacture of claim 16, wherein said computer usable program code formats said view of said selected data for presentation to a user.
- 19. The article of manufacture of claim 17, wherein said computer usable program code formats said view of said related data for presentation to a user.
- 20. The article of manufacture of claim 18, wherein:
said computer usable program code determines highlighting criteria for said selected data; and said computer usable program code highlights said selected data in said view based on said highlighting criteria.
- 21. The article of manufacture of claim 19, wherein:
said computer usable program code determines highlighting criteria for said related data; and said computer usable program code highlights said related data in said view based on said highlighting criteria.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] In co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/565,132 entitled “Navigating an Index to Access a Subject Multi-Dimensional Database,” by William Earl Malloy et. al, Attorney's Docket Number SVL9-2000-0032, assigned to the assignee of the present invention, and incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference, there is described a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for using an index to access a subject multidimensional database. Although not limited thereto, the present invention employs such a method in one of its preferred embodiments.
[0002] In co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/564,344 entitled “Using an Index to Access A Subject Multi-Dimensional Database,” by William Earl Malloy et. al, Attorney's Docket Number SVL9-2000-0011, assigned to the assignee of the present invention, and incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference, there is described a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for using an index to access a subject multidimensional database. Although not limited thereto, the present invention employs such a method in one of its preferred embodiments.
[0003] In co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/998,955, “Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products to Interpret, Explain, and Manipulate Exceptions in Multidimensional Data,” by Kelkar et al., Attorney's Docket Number SVL9-2001-0071, assigned to the assignee of the present invention, there is described a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for interpreting, explaining, and manipulating exceptions in multidimensional data on a computer system. Although not limited thereto, the present invention employs such a method in one of its preferred embodiments.