AN INTERFACE ON A COMPUTING DEVICE FOR INTERACTING WITH MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA

摘要

An interface is provided on a computing device for interacting with datastored in a datarepository. Input is received including information identifying two or moreattributes, andinformation indicating an order for the identified attributes. A hierarchicaldata structure isstored, with an order of hierarchy levels corresponding to the indicatedorder. Multiple attributevalues for the attributes are determined. The method includes assigning toeach node of a firstlevel at least one of the attribute values of a first attribute, and assigningto each node of a secondlevel at least one of the attribute values of a second attribute, each of thenodes of the secondlevel also being assigned respective ones of the attribute values assigned toone or more nodes ofpreceding levels. The interface is displayed including displaying interfaceelements associatedwith each of the nodes.