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Manipulating spreadsheet data using a data flow graph

US9824081B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP SE · DE

Inventors

Claudia Lehmann · Mountain View, US
Michael Alexander · Hermitage, US
Phil Tinari · Pacifica, US
Min He · Beijing, CN
Vei Ming Seah · Cupertino, US
Barbara Stortz · San Jose, US
Daniel Culp · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2200/24
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure includes techniques pertaining to computer implemented systems and methods for automatic generation of data transformations. In one embodiment, a user manipulates a spreadsheet of data in a user interface. On a backend, the user's manipulations trigger actions that cause the data to be modified. Actions may automatically cause data flow objects and data flow graphs to be produced. The transformations defined by the data flow graphs are automatically executed by a software engine and the results are displayed to the user. The user may access and manipulate data from a variety of data sources while the underlying complexities of the transformation process are performed in an automated manner.

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