Abstract: Records representing items in a dimensionally-modeled fact collection are assigned to bins. A count-based portion of a user interface receives user bin assignment specification of the records based on user-specified counts of records. Actual counts for bin assignment are determined by constraining records having a same data value at a specified particular dimension to be within the same bin. A user-observable indication of the determined actual counts is provided. The user interface may include a value-based portion. The value-based portion of the user interface may be operated to receive user indication of bin assignment specification of records based on user-specified at least one value at the particular dimension. Determining actual counts includes reconciling the user indication of bin assignment specification in the count-based portion with the user indication of bin assignment specification in the value-based portion.

Abstract: Records representing items in a dimensionally-modeled fact collection are assigned to bins. A count-based portion of a user interface receives user bin assignment specification of the records based on user-specified counts of records. Actual counts for bin assignment are determined by constraining records having a same data value at a specified particular dimension to be within the same bin. A user-observable indication of the determined actual counts is provided. The user interface may include a value-based portion. The value-based portion of the user interface may be operated to receive user indication of bin assignment specification of records based on user-specified at least one value at the particular dimension. Determining actual counts includes reconciling the user indication of bin assignment specification in the count-based portion with the user indication of bin assignment specification in the value-based portion.

Abstract: A technique of operating a user interface that enables the user to graphically manipulate records of a dimensionally-modeled fact collection, which comprises the following: receiving a graphical selection of a subset from a set of data points, each data point representing at least one record of the dimensionally-modeled fact collection; receiving a graphical manipulation of the selected subset of data points; defining at least one data group using the selected subset of data points and based on the graphical manipulation, wherein each data group comprises between 0 to n records represented by the selected subset of data points, wherein n is the total number of data points in the set of data points; and graphically representing the at least one data group. Alternatively, the technique comprises the following: performing an operation on at least one data group as described above; and graphically representing a result of the operation.