Data visualization user interface for multidimensional databases

A computer system for generating data visualizations, comprising:

• a display;
• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
• retrieving a dataset from a multidimensional database, wherein the dataset includes a plurality of fields, including a first field and a second field;
• displaying a graphical user interface that comprises:
• a first region displaying the plurality of fields from the dataset;
• a second region having a plurality of shelves determined according to a user-selected data visualization type;
• and
• a third region for displaying one or more data visualizations;
• receiving user actions to drop the first field on a first shelf of the plurality of shelves and drop the second field on a second shelf of the plurality of shelves, wherein the first and second shelves define positional attributes of data marks;
• displaying, in accordance with the received user actions, a data visualization in the third region, wherein each data mark included in the data visualization has a respective position in the data visualization determined according to the first shelf, a respective data value for the first field, the second shelf, and a respective data value for the second field.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer system having a display, one or more processors, and memory, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• retrieving a dataset from a multidimensional database, wherein the dataset includes a plurality of fields, including a first field and a second field;
• displaying a graphical user interface that comprises:
• a first region displaying the plurality of fields from the dataset;
• a second region having a plurality of shelves determined according to a user-selected data visualization type;
• and
• a third region for displaying one or more data visualizations;
• receiving user actions to drop the first field on a first shelf of the plurality of shelves and drop the second field on a second shelf of the plurality of shelves, wherein the first and second shelves define positional attributes of data marks;
• displaying, in accordance with the received user actions, a data visualization in the third region, wherein each data mark included in the data visualization has a respective position in the data visualization determined according to the first shelf, a respective data value for the first field, the second shelf, and a respective data value for the second field.