Techniques to provide pivot-based search for business data
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorS Sridhar
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Abstract
Techniques to provide a visual pivot-based search of business data may comprise displaying an entity of the business data as an interactive element. A searcher may select an entity as a pivot of a search, via the visual interactive interface. The visual interactive interface may then retrieve a first set of data associated with the pivot from the structured data, and display the first set of data as interactive elements. The display may be customized according to the searcher's role, defined preferences, and other settings. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for providing a visual interactive interface to a structured data system, comprising:
- displaying at least one entity of the structured data system as an interactive element;
- receiving a searcher selection of an entity as a pivot of a search, via the visual interactive interface;
- retrieving a first set of data associated with the pivot;
- and
- displaying the first set of data as interactive elements.
An article comprising a storage medium containing instructions that when executed enable a system to:
- provide a visual interactive interface to a line of business system comprising structured data and unstructured data, the visual interactive interface operative to:
- display at least one entity of the structured data as an interactive element;
- receive a searcher selection of an entity as a pivot of a search;
- retrieve a first set of data associated with the pivot from the structured data;
- and
- display the first set of data as interactive elements.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a computing device in communication with a line of business system, the computing device comprising a processor, a display, and a visual interactive interface operative on the processor, the visual interactive interface operative to:
- display at least one entity of the line of business system as an interactive element on the display;
- receive a searcher selection of an entity as a pivot of a search;
- retrieve a first set of data associated with the pivot from the structured data;
- and
- display the first set of data as interactive elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.