Clone feature to compare data visualization

1. A dashboard system for data visualizations for ICT and Business Intelligence (BI), comprising a processor configured to perform a method, wherein the method comprises the following steps;

when a clone button or a part of a dashlet is clicked, wherein the dashlet is a dashboard part or a distinct visualization that triggers a clone on a selection, another same dashboard or a clone is virtually created and displayed side by side in adjacent columns such as one column for each new clone in a user interface,

any criterion is different for each clone,

when a user changes a criteria of the clone by controls over a visualization or using filters, and only the clone is affected,

when the user moves down or up with a mouse scroll or any sliding scrolling to browse through a page, page up-down or up-down arrows all the clones move concurrently.

2. The dashboard system of claim 1 , wherein percent differences are shown with reference to a left clone on a single numeric figure and in addition showing percent differences, colors and arrows are used to show how the numeric figure is changed with respect to the left clone, Green and/or Up arrow are used for increase, Red and/or Down arrow are used for decrease.

3. The dashboard system of claim 2 , wherein composite concatenated charts are shown for charts having one measure/dimension, and the charts are selected from the group consisting of columns, bars, line, area and histogram in one X and Y axis, and optionally the dashboard system is configured to merge multiple lines/bars/columns into one chart by plotting each chart over one composite chart sharing same X and Y axes, and wherein the composite chart sharing the same X and Y axes is not separated into clone columns but spans a whole width.

4. The dashboard system of claim 2 , wherein having an option of Y axis max value sets being the same for each dashlet in a same row, a same dashlet in different clones, and optionally to compare dimension measures directly to other clones in the same row, the user will be able to choose to see the same Y length for each of the clones with a global maximum for all cloned charts in the same row sets to each of the cloned chart, and when the option is not set, the user will see a different max Y for each clone.

5. The dashboard system of claim 2 , wherein the dashboard system comprises filters having another clone to compare with or without a corresponding filter, on the dashlet by directly creating the clone on the selection rather than using a global signifier to create the clone, the user will be able to create a comparison case by easy-creating the clone with and without selecting a dimension by using the clone on a selection signifier.

6. The dashboard system of claim 1 , wherein composite concatenated charts are shown for charts having one measure/dimension, and the charts are selected from the group consisting of—columns, bars, line, area and histogram in one X and Y axis, and optionally the dashboard system is configured to merge multiple lines/bars/columns into one chart by plotting each chart over one composite chart sharing same X and Y axes, and wherein the composite chart sharing the same X and Y axes is not separated into clone columns but spans a whole width.

7. The dashboard system of claim 6 , wherein having an option of Y axis max value sets being the same for each dashlet in a same row, a same dashlet in different clones, and optionally to compare dimension measures directly to other clones in the same row, the user will be able to choose to see the same Y length for each of the clones with a global maximum for all cloned charts in the same row sets to each of the cloned chart, and when the option is not set, the user will see a different max Y for each clone.

8. The dashboard system of claim 6 , wherein the dashboard system comprises filters having another clone to compare with or without a corresponding filter, on the dashlet by directly creating the clone on the selection rather than using a global signifier to create the clone, the user will be able to create a comparison case by easy-creating the clone with and without selecting a dimension by using the clone on a selection signifier.

9. The dashboard system of claim 1 , wherein having an option of Y axis max value sets being the same for each dashlet in a same row, a same dashlet in different clones, and optionally to compare dimension measures directly to other clones in the same row, the user will be able to choose to see the same Y length for each of the clones with a global maximum for all cloned charts in the same row sets to each of the cloned chart, and when the option is not set, the user will see a different max Y for each clone.

10. The dashboard system of claim 9 , wherein the dashboard system comprises filters having another clone to compare with or without a corresponding filter, on the dashlet by directly creating the clone on the selection rather than using a global signifier to create the clone, the user will be able to create a comparison case by easy-creating the clone with and without selecting a dimension by using the clone on a selection signifier.

11. The dashboard system of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard system comprises filters having another clone to compare with or without a corresponding filter, on the dashlet by directly creating the clone on the selection rather than using a global signifier to create the clone, the user will be able to create a comparison case by easy-creating the clone with and without selecting a dimension by using the clone on a selection signifier.