ENHANCED INTERNALLY LINKED ELECTRONIC PAPER FORMAT REPORT GENERATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS

摘要

The present invention is directed to a system and process for electronic paper file generation from a report format and metafile such that a user may readily navigate the report objects within an enhanced electronic paper file. An electronic paper file is created based on a selected data source and report format. The initial electronic paper file is parsed and a metafile including identifier and position information for report objects contained therein is created. The metafile is parsed to generate the relationships between the report objects and a data tree representing the relationships is created. The relationship information is parsed and internal links to related report objects are created, facilitating navigation among the report objects.

主权项

1. A system for generating a report in an electronic paper file format comprising:
a reporting catalog module configured to retrieve and report data from a selected data source and according to a report format, said reported data comprised of report objects; an image processing module, configured to render a base electronic paper file including said report objects in a visual format according to the selected report format; said image processing module further configured to parse said report objects in and generate a metafile, said metafile including an identifier and position information within said electronic paper file for said report objects; a link module configured to parse said metafile and create relational information between said report objects; and said link module further configured to retrieve position information for a related target report object and generate a navigational link from a source report object to said target report object.