Relational analysis of business objects

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for analyzing a first business object corresponding to a first data source with a graphical user interface application, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

• retrieving, with a processor, the first data source from a database;
• displaying, on the graphical user interface application, a graphical representation of the first business object, wherein the graphical representation of the business object is a function of user-defined inputs for:
• (1) the first data source, (2) at least one instance of at least one dimension from the first data source, (3) a figure on which the at least one dimension from the first data source is measured, and (4) at least one key performance indicator (KPI) corresponding to the first data source;
• generating, with the processor, at least one graphical analysis path, wherein the at least one graphical analysis path is determined as a function of a heuristic logic corresponding to (1) user actions (2) shared properties between the first data source and at least one other data source and (3) predefined relationships between the first business object and at least one other business object;
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• displaying the at least one graphical analysis path on the graphical user interface application, wherein applying user-selected components of the graphical analysis path to the graphical representation of the first business object modifies a visualization of the graphical representation of the first business object, wherein selecting a selectable component of the graphical representation of the first business object modifies the visualization of the graphical representation of the first business object and generates another at least one graphical analysis path as a function of the heuristic logic in connection with properties of the selected component.

A system directed to analyzing a first business object corresponding to a first data source with a graphical user interface application, the system comprising:

• a database;
• a display;
• a processor, wherein the process is configured to perform the steps of:
• retrieving, with a processor, the first data source from the database;
• displaying, on the graphical user interface application on the display, a graphical representation of the first business object, wherein the graphical representation of the business object is a function of user-defined inputs for:
• (1) the first data source, (2) at least one instance of at least one dimension from the first data source, (3) a figure on which the at least one dimension from the first data source is measured, and (4) at least one key performance indicator (KPI) corresponding to the first data source;
• generating, with the processor, at least one graphical analysis path, wherein the at least one graphical analysis path is determined as a function of a heuristic logic corresponding to (1) user actions (2) shared properties between the first data source and at least one other data source and (3) predefined relationships between the first business object and at least one other business object;
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• displaying the at least one graphical analysis path on the graphical user interface application on the display, wherein applying user-selected components of the graphical analysis path to the graphical representation of the first business object modifies a visualization of the graphical representation of the first business object, wherein selecting a selectable component of the graphical representation of the first business object modifies the visualization of the graphical representation of the first business object and generates another at least one graphical analysis path as a function of the heuristic logic in connection with properties of the selected component.