Graphical record matching process replay for a data quality user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9336286-B2
Application number	US-201414150203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 8, 2014
Priority date	Jan 8, 2014
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a plurality of records may be received, and a data quality platform may execute a matching process to match at least some records with each other. A replay request associated with at least two of the received records may be received from a user, and information about the at least two records and a first decision in the matching process may be graphically displayed via a user interface. A result of the first decision in the matching process may then be graphically displayed to the user. Similarly, information about the at least two records and a second decision in the matching process, subsequent to the first decision, may be graphically displayed in the user interface. A result of the second decision in the matching process may then be graphically displayed to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records comprising a plurality of fields;
executing, by a computer processor of a data quality platform, a matching process to match at least some of the records with each other based the plurality of fields; and
receiving from a user a replay request associated with at least two of the received records that were included in the matching process to initiate a play-by-play presentation of the matching process, the play-by-play presentation comprising: (i) graphically displaying, via a user interface, information about the at least two records and a first decision in the matching process, (ii) graphically displaying to the user a result of the first decision in the matching process, (iii) graphically displaying, via the user interface, information about the at least two records and a second decision in the matching process, subsequent to the first decision, and (iv) graphically displaying to the user a result of the second decision in the matching process.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the user, an adjustment to the matching process.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
executing, by the computer processor of the data quality platform, the adjusted matching process; and
displaying a result of the adjusted matching process to the user.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
displaying a comparison between the matching process and the adjusted matching process to the user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) why records are matching, and (ii) why records are not matching.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) which match rules are currently being used, and (ii) which match rules have the most effect.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the play-by-play presentation further comprises displaying a failure associated with the second decision in the matching process.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program code executable by a computer to:
receive a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records comprising a plurality of fields;
execute a matching process to match at least some of the records with each other based the plurality of fields;
receive from a user a replay request associated with at least two of the received records that were included in the matching process to initiate a play-by-play presentation of the matching process, the play-by-play presentation comprising: (i) graphically displaying, via a user interface, information about the at least two records and a first decision in the matching process (ii) graphically displaying to the user a result of the first decision in the matching process (iii) graphically displaying, via the user interface, information about the at least two records and a second decision in the matching process, subsequent to the first decision and (iv) graphically displaying to the user a result of the second decision in the matching process.

9. The medium of claim 8 , further storing program code executable by the computer to:
receive, from the user, an adjustment to the matching process.

10. The medium of claim 9 , further storing program code executable by the computer to:
execute the adjusted matching process; and
display a result of the adjusted matching process to the user.

11. The medium of claim 10 , further storing program code executable by the computer to:
display a comparison between the matching process and the adjusted matching process to the user.

12. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the user interface includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) why records are matching, and (ii) why records are not matching.

13. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the user interface includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) which match rules are currently being used, and (ii) which match rules have the most effect.

14. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the user interface includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) record filters, (ii) candidate keys, (iii) comparison pair filters, and (iv) match criteria.

15. A system, comprising:
at least one data source to provide a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records comprising a plurality of fields;
a matched record data store;
a data quality platform, comprising a computer processor, coupled to the input data source and the matched record data store, to (i) receive the records from the input data store, (ii) executing a matching process based the plurality of fields via the computer processor, and (iii) store matched records into the matched record data store; and
a User Interface (“UI”) platform, wherein the UI platform is to:
receive from a user a replay request associated with at least two of the received records that were included in the matching process to initiate a play-by-play presentation of the matching process, the play-by-play presentation comprising: (i) graphically displaying information about the at least two records and a first decision in the matching process at a computer output device (ii) graphically displaying a result of the first decision in the matching process at the computer output device (iii) graphically displaying information about the at least two records and a second decision in the matching process, subsequent to the first decision at the computer output device, and (iv) graphically displaying to the user a result of the second decision in the matching process at the computer output device.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the UI platform is further to:
receive, from the user, an adjustment to the matching process.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the UI platform is further to:
execute the adjusted matching process, and
display a result of the adjusted matching process to the user.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the UI platform is further to:
display a comparison between the matching process and the adjusted matching process to the user.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the UI includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) why records are matching, and (ii) why records are not matching.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the UI includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) which match rules are currently being used, and (ii) which match rules have the most effect.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein the UI includes a graphical representation associated with at least one of: (i) record filters, (ii) candidate keys, (iii) comparison pair filters, and (iv) match criteria.

Assignees

• Woody Jeffrey
• Dupey Ronald
• Thatavarthy Prasanthi
• Sap Se

Inventors

• Woody Jeffrey
• Dupey Ronald
• Thatavarthy Prasanthi

Classifications

• G06F16/248 Primary

  Presentation of query results · CPC title

• G06F17/30554 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic