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System and method for determining driving factor in a data cube

US8234298B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2007
Grant dateJul 31, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/283
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and system for determining a driving factor for a data value of interest in a multidimensional database, by collecting a context for the data value of interest in the multidimensional database. The data value of interest has dimensional levels with dimensional members outside the drill path of the data value of interest. The dimensional levels are enumerated in a list. A query using the dimensional members of the dimensional level is executed. A variance is calculated for the set of query results. A driving factor for the data value of interest is determined based on the variance. The driving factor is added to the context of the data value of interest.

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