METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER INTERFACE QUICK FILTER
According to some embodiments, an initial set of data is presented in a user interface; an indication of a selection of a sub-set of the initial set of data is received, the selection being made by directly selecting a portion of the initial set of data in the user interface; automatically determining at least one query statement based on the received indication of the selection of the sub-set of the initial data; and executing the at least one query statement against a collection of data to produce a result set of data. The at least one query statement functions to include data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial data, exclude data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial data, and combinations thereof.
1 . A computer implemented method, comprising:
presenting an initial set of data in a user interface;
receiving an indication of a selection of a sub-set of the initial set of data, the selection made by directly selecting a portion of the initial set of data in the user interface;
automatically determining, by a processor, at least one query statement based on the received indication of the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data; and
executing, by the processor, the at least one query statement against a collection of data to produce a result set of data.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one query statement functions to include data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data in the result set of data.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one query statement functions to exclude data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data in the result set of data.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one query statement functions to include a data item similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial data and to exclude a data item similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data in the result set of data.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting the result set of data in the user interface.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically building, by the processor, the at least one query statement in a format compatible for the executing of the at least one query statement.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data includes selecting at least one of a characteristic and a value of a characteristic-value pair of the initial set of data presented in the user interface.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collection of data includes the initial data.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of a selection of a sub-set of the result set of data, the selection made by directly selecting a portion of the result set of data in the user interface;
automatically determining, by the processor, at least one query statement based on the received indication of the selection of the sub-set of the result set of data;
executing, by the processor, the at least one query statement against a second collection of data to produce a second result set of data.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the second collection of data includes the result set of data.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the result set of data.
12 . A computer-readable medium storing program code executable by a computer to:
present an initial set of data in a user interface;
receive an indication of a selection of a sub-set of the initial data, the selection made by directly selecting a portion of the initial set of data in the user interface;
automatically determine, by a processor, at least one query statement based on the received indication of the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data; and
execute, by the processor, the at least one query statement against a collection of data to produce a result set of data.
13 . The medium of claim 12 , wherein the at least one query statement functions to include data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data in the result set of data or to exclude data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial data in the result set of data.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one query statement functions to include a data item similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data and to exclude a data item similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data in the result set of data.
15 . The medium of claim 12 , further comprising program code executable by a computer to present the result set of data in the user interface.
16 . The medium of claim 12 , further comprising program code executable by a computer to automatically build the at least one query statement in a format compatible for the executing of the at least one query statement.
17 . The medium of claim 12 , wherein the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data includes selecting at least one of a characteristic and a value of a characteristic-value pair of the data presented in the user interface.
18 . The medium of claim 12 , wherein the collection of data includes the initial set of data.
19 . The medium of claim 12 , further comprising program code executable by a computer to:
receive an indication of a selection of a sub-set of the result set of data, the selection made by directly selecting a portion of the result set of data in the user interface;
automatically determine at least one query statement based on the received indication of the selection of the sub-set of the result set of data;
execute the at least one query statement against a second collection of data to produce a second result set of data.
20 . The medium of claim 19 , wherein the second collection of data includes the result set of data.
21 . The medium of claim 12 , further comprising program code executable by a computer to:
store the result set of data.
22 . A system, comprising:
an user interface engine to display a user interface to present an initial set of data in a user interface and to receive an indication of a selection of a sub-set of the initial data, the selection made by directly selecting a portion of the initial set of data in the user interface; and
a query engine to:
automatically determine at least one query statement based on the received indication of the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data; and
execute, automatically, the at least one query statement against a collection of data to produce a result set of data.
23 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the at least one query statement functions to include data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data in the result set of data or to exclude data items similar to the selection of the sub-set of the initial set of data in the result set of data.
24 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the user interface engine further presents the result set of data in the user interface.
25 . The system of claim 22 , wherein:
the user interface engine further receives an indication of a selection of a sub-set of the result set of data, the selection made by directly selecting a portion of the result set of data in the user interface; and
the query engine further:
automatically determines at least one query statement based on the received indication of the selection of the sub-set of the result set of data; and
executes the at least one query statement against a collection of data to produce a second result set of data.
26 . The system of claim 22 , further comprising a memory to store the result set of data.