UNDO STACK TO EXPLORE PAST ACTIONS IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS

摘要

A computer system for using an undo stack to explore past actions and apply new actions to previous states in a data view is provided. The computer system includes program instructions to detect a change in an application data view. The application then displays an undo stack and stores the data change in the application data view to the undo stack. Upon detecting a selection of the undo stack entry for undo, the application returns the application data view to the state represented by the undo stack entry. The computer system further includes program instructions to provide a user interface allowing a user to perform operations on undo stack entries. Responsive to the user utilizing the user interface and making selections, the application then adjusts the application data view state based on the performed actions.

主权项

1. A computer system for using an undo stack to explore past actions and apply new actions to previous states in a data view, the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media; program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising: program instructions to provide a user interface allowing a user to perform operations on undo stack entries in a business analytics data view, wherein the performable operations include filtering data values, expanding data values, collapsing data values, drilling down on data values, drilling up on data values, applying formats to data values, showing totals as trailing, and showing totals as leading; program instructions to detect a first change in the business analytics data view; program instructions to, responsive to detecting the first change in the business analytics data view, display a first undo stack entry representing a state of the business analytics data view corresponding to the business analytics data view prior to the detected change, and a second undo stack entry representing a current state of the business analytics data view; program instructions to, upon detecting the first change in the business analytics data view and displaying the first undo stack entry and the second undo stack entry, detect a second change in the business analytics data view; program instructions to, responsive to detecting the second change in the business analytics data view, display a third undo stack entry representing a new current state of the business analytics data view; program instructions to detect a selection of an operation associated with one of the first undo stack entry, the second undo stack entry, and the third undo stack entry; program instructions to, responsive to detecting the selection of the operation, apply the operation to the state of the business analytics data view represented by the operation's respective undo stack entry; program instructions to detect a selection of one of the first undo stack entry and the second undo stack entry; and program instructions to, responsive to detecting the selection of one of the first undo stack entry and the second undo stack entry, return the business analytics data view to the state represented by the selected undo stack entry.