Custom interactions with visualizations

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor device to perform or control performance of operations comprising:

• receiving first input effective to select a visualization type to apply to a visualization of data of a data source, wherein the visualization type is saved to a visualization file;
• mapping data of the data source to a contract such that the contract is satisfied, wherein the contract includes a schema that specifies a set of data fields and one or more relationships between one or more data fields of the set of data fields to generate and display the visualization, wherein both the resulting contract map and the contract are saved to the visualization file;
• receiving second input effective to create a conditional customization rule to apply to the visualization of the data of the data source, wherein the conditional customization rule is saved to the visualization file;
• displaying the visualization of the data of the data source based on the contract and the conditional customization rule, wherein the displayed visualization includes a plurality of graphical objects that graphically represent the data of the data source;
• receiving third input effective to alter a first graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects;
• determining that the alteration to the first graphical object implicates a change to a first data object of the data of the data source;
• receiving input effective to alter multiple graphical objects of the plurality of graphical objects, the multiple graphical objects including the first graphical object and a second graphical object;
• determining that the alterations implicate changes to multiple data objects of the data, the multiple data objects including the first data object and a second data object;
• locally storing the alterations and the implicated changes;
• presenting the implicated changes to a user;
• receiving first user input effective to affirm a first one of the implicated changes that applies to the first data object;
• receiving second user input effective to reject a second one of the implicated changes that applies to the second data object, wherein the second data object at the data source remains unchanged in response to receiving the second user input rejecting the second one of the implicated changes;
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• in response to receiving the first user input, making the first one of the implicated changes to the first data object at the data source consistent with the alteration to the first graphical object.

A method to interact with a visualization of data, the method comprising:

• mapping data of a data source to a contract such that the contract is satisfied, wherein the contract includes a schema that specifies a set of data fields and one or more relationships between one or more data fields of the set of data fields to generate and display a visualization;
• receiving first input effective to create a conditional customization rule to apply to the visualization of the data of the data source, wherein the conditional customization rule is saved to a visualization file;
• displaying the visualization of the data of the data source based on the contract and the conditional customization rule, wherein the displayed visualization includes a plurality of graphical objects that graphically represent the data of the data source, the graphical objects including a relationship connection between at least two graphical objects;
• receiving second input effective to alter a first graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects, wherein the first graphical object includes the relationship connection;
• determining that the alteration to the first graphical object implicates a change to a first data object of the data of the data source;
• receiving input effective to alter multiple graphical objects of the plurality of graphical objects, the multiple graphical objects including the first graphical object and a second graphical object;
• determining that the alterations implicate changes to multiple data objects of the data, the multiple data objects including the first data object and a second data object;
• locally storing the alterations and the implicated changes;
• presenting the implicated changes to a user;
• receiving first user input effective to affirm a first one of the implicated changes that applies to the first data object;
• receiving second user input effective to reject a second one of the implicated changes that applies to the second data object, wherein the second data object at the data source remains unchanged in response to receiving the second user input rejecting the second one of the implicated changes;
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• in response to receiving the first user input, making the first one of the implicated changes to the first data object at the data source consistent with the alteration to the first graphical object.