System and Method for Generating Dashboard Display in Software Applications
Embodiments relate to a computer-implemented methods that include accessing one or more data fields within a file, the file having been configured using an external connection interface. The method includes mapping on a display computer system the accessed one or more data fields to data from one or more data sources, the mapping being performed based on user input via a graphical user interface. The embodiments may include displaying on the display computer system a dashboard according to a configuration in the file, the dashboard shows a graphical representation of the data from the one or more data sources and information from the one or more data fields.
1 . A computer-implemented method stored on computer readable non-transitory media, comprising:
accessing one or more data fields within a file;
mapping on a display computer system the accessed one or more data fields to data from one or more data sources, the mapping being performed based on a user input via a graphical user interface; and
displaying on the display computer system a dashboard according to a configuration in the file, the dashboard shows a graphical representation of the data from the one or more data sources and information from the one or more data fields.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard processes the data from the one or more data sources and displays a visual representation of the data in a graph or chart form.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the dashboard includes a component that may be modified by using a graphical user interface such that the dashboard is modified.
4 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the file is generated by a first software program that is configured to generate the dashboard;
further comprising executing a second software program on the display computer system to retrieve the data from the one or more data sources and displaying the dashboard; and
further comprising converting, using a generic adapter, the data from the one or more data sources into data structures that are compatible with a format of the file.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising converting the data from the one or more data sources into data structures that are compatible with a format of the file using the external connection adapter.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the file is a short web format file that exposes the one or more data fields that may be mapped to fields in the one or more data sources.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mapping occurs via a graphical user interface free of receiving textual programming code from the user.
8 . A computer-implemented method stored on computer readable non-transitory media, comprising:
accessing data from one or more data sources to retrieve data on a dashboard display system;
mapping using a dashboard display system the accessed data from one or more data sources, the mapping being performed using a graphical user interface;
displaying an interactive graphic dashboard using the accessed data according to the mapping.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the mapping is performed via a graphical user interface that is free of receiving textual input.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the dashboard display system processes the data from the one or more data sources and displays a visual representation of the data in a graph or chart form.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the interactive graphic display includes a component that may be modified by using a graphical user interface that results in a modification of the dashboard display.
12 . The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the interactive graphic display is generated by a first software program that is configured to generate a visual display;
further comprising executing a second software program on the display computer system to retrieve the data from the one or more data sources and displaying the dashboard; and
further comprising converting, using a generic adapter, the data from the one or more data sources into data structures that are compatible with the interactive graphic dashboard.
13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising converting the data from the one or more second data sources into data structures that are compatible with the graphic file format.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the converting is performed by an external interface adapter.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the interactive graphic dashboard is stored in a short web format file that is configured to access one or more first data ranges from the data.
16 . A user interface system comprising:
an external connection adapter configured to provide access to one or more data fields within a file;
a display computer system configured to map using a graphical user interface the one or more data fields to data from one or more data sources; and
the display computer system configured to generate a dashboard display from a configuration in the file, the display including the data from one or more data sources and information from the one or more data fields.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the graphical user interface is free of receiving textual programming code from the user.
18 . The system of claim 16 ,
further comprising a first software that is configured to generate the dashboard display that is configured to generate a visual display;
further comprising a second software program configured to execute on the display computer system to retrieve the data from the one or more data sources and display the dashboard display;
further comprising a generic adapter configured to convert the data from the one or more data sources into data structures that are compatible with a format of the file.
19 . The system of claim 16 , further comprising a component that may be modified by using a graphical user interface that results in a modification of the dashboard display.
20 . The system of claim 16 , further comprising an external connection adapter configured to convert the data from the one or more data sources into data structures that are compatible with a format of the file using the external connection adapter.