Method for separating data retrieval and presentation in an object-oriented reporting system
US5802352A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A report is generated in an object oriented software environment. A report iterator and a data iterator must have communications there between. The report iterator includes a report group header, a report group body having at least one report field, and a report group footer. Dependency is created between the contents of the report fields and an attribute of the current object. As a result of the communications established, a plurality of objects are stepped through sequentially. The dependency system is signalled each time the current object has changed. Each time the current object has changed, a new value is sent to a report field in the report group body.
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