Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to de-duplicating contextually similar news feed items. In particular, it relates to assembling a set of news feed items from a plurality of electronic sources and preprocessing the set to generate normalized news feed items that share common company-name mentions and token occurrences. The normalized news feed items are used to calculate one or more resemblance measures based on a sequence alignment score and/or a hyperlink score. The sequence alignment score determines contextual similarity between news feed item pairs, arranged as sequences, based on a number of matching elements in the news feed item sequences and a number of edit operations, such as insertion, deletion, and substitution, required to match the news feed item sequences. The hyperlink score determines contextual similarity between news feed item pairs by comparing the respective search results retrieved in response to supplying the news feed item pairs to a search engine.

Abstract: Dataflow optimization is described for extractions from a data depository. In one example an object-relationship graph of a data extraction definition is traversed in a first pass. The object-relationship graph has a node for each object. The steps from each node of the graph in the first pass is determined. It is determined if any of the determined steps are repeated. A single instance of each repeated step is placed before other steps in a query plan. Data is then extracted in a second pass from the object-oriented database system according to the object-relationship graph by performing the repeated steps first and then reusing the repeated steps in other determined steps.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic customization of reporting tools in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes importing, by a database system, a first application from a computing system associated with a third-party entity, where the first application is associated with the third-party entity and first one or more reporting forms of a plurality of reporting forms. The method may further include integrating, by the database system, the first application with a second application to generate an integrated application, where the second application includes a local application and is independent of the first application. The second application may be associated with second one or more reporting forms of the plurality of reporting forms.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to systems and methods for using deduplication when rendering complex web pages with multiple iFrames, to improve performance and reduce memory requirements. We refer to the technology disclosed as “server-side rework” of interface web pages with multiple iFrames by post processing. Custom interface web pages with multiple iFrames can use the disclosed server-side rework to post-process complex interface web pages for improved performance and reduced memory requirements.

Abstract: A predicate-based row level security system is used when workers build or split an analytical data store. According to one implementation, predicate-based means that security requirements of source transactional systems can be used as predicates to a rule base that generates one or more security tokens, which are associated with each row as attributes of a dimension. Similarly, when an analytic data store is to be split, build job, user and session attributes can be used to generate complementary security tokens that are compared to security tokens of selected rows. Efficient indexing of a security tokens dimension makes it efficient to qualify row retrieval based on security criteria.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a platform for ultra-fast, ad-hoc data exploration and faceted navigation on integrated, heterogeneous data sets. The disclosed method of declarative specification of visualization queries, display formats and bindings represents queries, widgets and bindings combined on a dashboard in real time, with flexible display options for analyzing data and conveying analysis results.

Abstract: The technology disclosed includes a method for initiating a web service through an action item within a post in a social media network. A request is received from a user for a post to a social network. The request includes a definition for an action-link-group, which comprises one or more action links. The post is created to include the action-link-group and is then uploaded to the network. Upon receiving a selection of an action link within the action-link-group, an action item associated with the action link is performed.

Abstract: Aggressive exploration can involve multiple, successive queries and visualizations. This creates difficulty scaling the resources needed to deliver fast responses. It is particularly complicated by regular rebuilding of analytic data stores, whether daily or on demand. Migrating queries using the technology described involves migrating indexed fields, known as dimensions, and quantity fields, known as measures, in the background during a query session. A session that starts in server query processing mode may switch to client query processing as enough data fields have been copied from the server to the client. When the client determines that it has enough data fields to process an incoming query, it can locally process the new query without passing it to the server. Since both the server and client are working from copies of the same read only analytic data structure, a user receives the same results from either client or the server.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a platform for ultra-fast, ad-hoc data exploration and faceted navigation on integrated, heterogeneous data sets. The disclosed method of declarative specification of visualization queries, display formats and bindings represents queries, widgets and bindings combined on a dashboard in real time, with flexible display options for analyzing data and conveying analysis results.

Abstract: Low latency communication between a transactional system and analytic data store resources can be accomplished through a low latency key-value store with purpose-designed queues and status reporting channels. Posting by the transactional system to input queues and complementary posting by analytic system workers to output queues is described. On-demand production and splitting of analytic data stores requires significant elapsed processing time, so a separate process status reporting channel is described to which workers can periodically post their progress, thereby avoiding progress inquiries and interruptions of processing to generate report status. This arrangement produces low latency and reduced overhead for interactions between the transactional system and the analytic data store system.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to presenting important business insights to a sales engineer. In particular, the technology disclosed assembles a set of news feed items for companies of interest to a sales engineer and groups them into topics. It also qualifies some of the news feed items to return or not based on mandatory or prohibited words in the news feed items. Further, it determines a plurality of metric values for each of the returned news feed items that are based on one of a source metric, business metric, company reference metric, social buzz metric, and matched account metric. It then orders the news feed items, based on the determined metric values, with respect to one or more of source reputation, business activity-related vocabulary, company-name mention, social buzz, and correlation with accounts preferred by the sales engineer, and presents the ordered news feed items as business insights about the topics.

Abstract: A graph representation is described that may be used for data extraction for a data repository. In one example, the graph representation defines an extraction dataset from an object. A selection from a user for a root node is received. Additional are presented for selection by the user based on fields and properties of the selected root node. The root node and selected additional objects are presented as a data graph. The selected objects are joined and presented in the data graph. Finally a dataset is extracted from the object-oriented database based on the data graph.

Abstract: Navigation of a data extraction graph is described. The data extraction graph may be a graph representation of data and metadata in an object-oriented database. In one example, a data extraction definition of metadata from a database system is presented in a graph format. The graph format is transformed into a linear object tree, and/or an object list. Navigation commands are received from a user to navigate the transformed graph format. Selections of objects are received from the user to select objects in the transformed graph format. A summary view of the selected objects is then provided in the transformed graph format.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating tenant-based customization of access and security controls in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes generating, by the database system, a plurality of nodes corresponding to a plurality of tenants in a multi-tenant environment, where a node corresponding to a tenant includes data relating to the tenant. The method may further include accepting, by the database system, a plurality of security models associated with the plurality of tenants, and configuring, based on the plurality of security models, security privileges including user privileges to be assigned to the plurality of users representing the plurality of tenants.

Abstract: A method of collecting data from multiple sources in a multi-tenant system is provided. The method includes obtaining data corresponding to a first tenant in the multi-tenant system and a second tenant in the multi-tenant system from a first source, obtaining data corresponding to the first tenant in the multi-tenant system and the second tenant in the multi-tenant system from a second source, and aggregating the data obtained from the first and second sources into a single database and associating each entry of the obtained data with at least one of the tenants of the multi-tenant system.

Abstract: Various computer-implemented systems and methods are provided here for purposes of intelligent predictive messaging. An exemplary system can be operated to obtain message context data associated with a messaging session, process the message context data to obtain suggested message content for the messaging session, and automatically populate a message field of a user device with at least some of the suggested message content. The system may proceed by sending a message from the user device, where the message includes content of the message field.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a custom action for an information post are described. In one embodiment, data for generating a user interface component for display at a client machine may be transmitted from a server to the client machine. The user interface component displaying one or more information posts may be capable of being generated in accordance with first computing programming language instructions provided by a first entity. Each information post may include information relating to a record stored on a storage medium accessible to the server. Selected ones of the information posts may have associated therewith a custom action activation mechanism for activating a custom action relating to the associated information post. The custom action activation mechanism may be capable of being generated in accordance with second computer programming language instructions provided by a second entity.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for synchronizing and sharing data objects in a cloud based social networking environment of the type including a collaboration cloud. The method includes defining a sharing configuration within the collaboration cloud to include a second computing device; running a dedicated client synchronization application on a first computing device; creating a sync folder on the first computing device using the client synchronization application; updating a data object using the first computing device; adding the updated data object to the sync folder; automatically synchronizing the updated data object with the collaboration cloud; and propagating, using the collaboration cloud, the updated data object to the second computing device.