Forests of dimension trees
AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorEric J. Williamson
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing forests of dimension trees. The method may include receiving user input identifying a dimension tree, and presenting the dimension tree to the user. The dimension tree includes a core dimension and a set of non-core dimensions. The method may further include receiving a user request to link a selected one of the non-core dimensions to non-core dimensions from other dimensions trees, displaying a list of available dimensions from existing dimension trees, and receiving a user selection of non-core dimensions from the list. Based on the user selection of non-core dimensions, a list of linked non-core dimensions from various dimension trees is created, and corresponding linkage information is stored in a database.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving user input identifying a dimension tree;
- presenting the dimension tree to the user, the dimension tree including a core dimension and a plurality of non-core dimensions;
- receiving a user request to link a selected one of the plurality of non-core dimensions to non-core dimensions from other dimensions trees;
- displaying a list of available dimensions from existing dimension trees;
- receiving a user selection of non-core dimensions from the list;
- creating a list of linked non-core dimensions from a plurality of dimension trees based on the user selection of non-core dimensions;
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- storing data identifying the linked non-core dimensions in a database.
A system comprising:
- a non-core dimension manager to receive user input identifying a dimension tree, to present the dimension tree to the user, the dimension tree including a core dimension and a plurality of non-core dimensions, to receive a user request to link a selected one of the plurality of non-core dimensions to non-core dimensions from other dimensions trees, to display a list of available dimensions from existing dimension trees, to receive a user selection of non-core dimensions from the list, and to create a list of linked non-core dimensions from a plurality of dimension trees based on the user selection of non-core dimensions;
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- a database, coupled with the non-core dimension manager to store data identifying the linked non-core dimensions.
A computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising:
- receiving user input identifying a dimension tree;
- presenting the dimension tree to the user, the dimension tree including a core dimension and a plurality of non-core dimensions;
- receiving a user request to link a selected one of the plurality of non-core dimensions to non-core dimensions from other dimensions trees;
- displaying a list of available dimensions from existing dimension trees;
- receiving a user selection of non-core dimensions from the list;
- creating a list of linked non-core dimensions from a plurality of dimension trees based on the user selection of non-core dimensions;
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- storing data identifying the linked non-core dimensions a database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.