Data aggregation and analysis system

Non-transitory computer-readable media including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

• opening a first project, wherein the first project includes a first link for retrieving and displaying first data associated with a first external application or external data source, wherein the first link comprises at least one of a uniform resource locator or a uniform resource identifier, and wherein the at least one of a uniform resource locator or a uniform resource identifier comprises display parameters for generating a first display state of the first data, wherein the first data includes values and the first display state comprises displaying the first data including the values;
• using a plug-in associated with the first external application or external data source:
• retrieving the first data as indicated by the first link;
• and
• determining the first display state for displaying the first data including the values by parsing the first link;
• generating user interface data for displaying the first data in the determined first display state;
• receiving, from a user via a computing device, a manipulation performed on the displayed first data, wherein the manipulation comprises manipulating a graphical display format of a graph of the displayed first data;
• in response to receiving the manipulation to the graphical display format of the graph of the displayed first data, determining a second display state of the displayed first data, wherein the second display state corresponds to the manipulated graphical display format;
• and
• in response to receiving the manipulation to the graphical display format of the graph of the displayed first data and determining the second display state, updating, according to the manipulated graphical display format and based on the second display state, the display parameters of the at least one of a uniform resource locator or a uniform resource identifier of the first link in the first project, wherein the updated first link is configured to, in response to selection of the first link, cause retrieval and display of the first data according to the second display state and not the first display state.

A computing system comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith;
• and
• one or more computer hardware processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the computing system to:
• open a first project, wherein the first project includes a first link for retrieving and displaying first data associated with a first external application or external data source, wherein the first link comprises at least one of a uniform resource locator or a uniform resource identifier, and wherein the at least one of a uniform resource locator or a uniform resource identifier comprises display parameters for generating a first display state of the first data, wherein the first data includes values and the first display state comprises displaying the first data including the values;
• using a plug-in associated with the first external application or external data source:
• retrieve the first data as indicated by the first link;
• and
• determine the first display state for displaying the first data including the values by parsing the first link;
• generate user interface data for displaying the first data in the determined first display state;
• receive, from a user via a computing device, a manipulation performed on the displayed first data, wherein the manipulation comprises manipulating a graphical display format of a graph of the displayed first data;
• in response to receiving the manipulation to the graphical display format of the graph of the displayed first data, determine a second display state of the displayed first data, wherein the second display state corresponds to the manipulated graphical display format;
• and
• in response to receiving the manipulation to the graphical display format of the graph of the displayed first data and determining the second display state, update, according to the manipulated graphical display format and based on the second display state, the display parameters of the at least one of a uniform resource locator or a uniform resource identifier of the first link in the first project, wherein the updated first link is configured to, in response to selection of the first link, cause retrieval and display of the first data according to the second display state and not the first display state.