Dimension based dynamic determination of visual analytics

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when executed by a computer processor of a computer system cause the computer processor to be configured for:

• providing to a user, through a graphical user interface (GUI) of a client computing device, an initial visual analytic comprising a first visualization of multi-dimensional analytic data categorized based on a first set of dimensions resulting from execution of a report definition on a business object stored in a computer system, wherein the report definition comprises a first plurality of analytical operations;
• providing to the user, through the GUI, a selection of a second set of dimensions for the initial visual analytic, wherein the first and second sets of dimensions differ by at least one dimension;
• in response to the selection by the user, referencing a pattern library storing a plurality of visual analytic patterns and a set of mappings to determine a visual analytic pattern from the plurality of visual analytic patterns, wherein
• each mapping in the set of mappings maps a particular set of dimensions to a different type of visual analytic pattern in the plurality of visual analytic patterns,
• the determined visual analytic pattern specifies a particular visual analytic of a particular type of visualization of the multi-dimensional analytic data categorized by the second set of dimensions;
• modifying the report definition based on the determined visual analytic pattern to generate a modified report definition, wherein the modified report definition comprises a second plurality of analytical operations;
• executing the modified report definition on the business object to generate modified multi-dimensional analytic data;
• and
• generating and displaying to the user, through the GUI, an alternative visual analytic based on the determined visual analytic pattern, the alternative visual analytic comprising a second visualization of the modified multi-dimensional analytic data categorized based on the second set of dimensions.

A system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor and comprising instructions, that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to be configured to:
• provide to a user, through a graphical user interface (GUI) of a client computing device, an initial visual analytic comprising a first visualization of multi-dimensional analytic data categorized based on a first set of dimensions resulting from execution of a report definition on a business object stored in a computer system, wherein the report definition comprises a first plurality of analytical operations;
• provide to the user, through the GUI, a selection of a second set of dimensions for the initial visual analytic, wherein the first and second sets of dimensions differ by at least one dimension;
• in response to the selection by the user, reference a pattern library storing a plurality of visual analytic patterns and a set of mappings to determine a visual analytic pattern from the plurality of visual analytic patterns, wherein
• each mapping in the set of mappings maps a particular set of dimensions to a different type of visual analytic pattern in the plurality of visual analytic patterns, and
• the determined visual analytic pattern specifies a particular visual analytic of a particular type of visualization of the multi-dimensional analytic data categorized by the second set of dimensions;
• modify the report definition based on the determined visual analytic pattern to generate a modified report definition, wherein the modified report definition comprises a second plurality of analytical operations;
• execute the modified report definition on the business object to generate modified multi-dimensional analytic data;
• and
• generate and display to the user, through the GUI, an alternative visual analytic based on the determined visual analytic pattern, the alternative visual analytic comprising a second visualization of the modified multi-dimensional analytic data categorized based on the second set of dimensions.