System and method for user defined data object hierarchy

A computer-implemented method for configuring a representation of data objects in a reporting system, comprising:

• a) accessing a set of at least two data objects;
• and
• b) enabling a user to perform the act of selecting at least two of the set of at least two data objects to define an editable relationship between the at least two data objects in the reporting system;
• wherein the relationship defines a direction of one object to another and the direction of the object with respect to the other object differs from the directional relationship of those objects in the database where those data objects reside.

A machine readable medium, the machine readable medium being readable to execute a method for configuring a representation of data objects in a reporting system, the machine readable medium comprising:

• a) code for causing a computer-based machine to perform the act of accessing a set of at least two data objects;
• and
• b) code for causing a computer-based machine to perform the act of enabling a user to perform the act of selecting at least two of the set of at least two data objects to define an editable relationship between the at least two data objects in the reporting system;
• wherein the relationship defines a direction of one object to another and the direction of the object with respect to the other object differs from the directional relationship of those objects in the database where those data objects reside.

A machine readable medium, the machine readable medium being readable to execute a method for configuring a representation of data objects in a reporting system, the machine readable medium comprising:

• code for causing a computer-based machine to perform the act of accessing a set of at least two data objects;
• code for causing a computer-based machine to perform the act of enabling a user to perform the act of selecting at least two of the set of at least two data objects to define an editable relationship between the at least two data objects in the reporting system;
• and
• wherein the relationship defines an ordering of one object with respect to another and the ordering in the editable relationship differs from the ordering of the two objects in the database where those data objects reside.