Automated treemap configuration

Abstract

Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention provide for representing a plurality of source data values as graphical elements in a default treemap visualization, where each data value is associated with a plurality of data dimensions. A first data dimension is selected to be mapped to an area cell characteristic based on the first data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of non-negative. A second data dimension is selected to be mapped to a color cell characteristic based on the second data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of previously unmapped. The default treemap visualization is generated based on the selected first data dimension and the selected second data dimension.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for representing a plurality of source data values as graphical elements in a treemap visualization, comprising:
 determining, with one or more processors associated with one or more computer systems, a plurality of candidate data dimensions from a plurality of data dimensions for one or more depth levels of the treemap visualization;   determining a plurality of area-mapping candidate data dimensions for the treemap visualization from the plurality of candidate data dimensions;   determining a plurality of color-mapping candidate data dimensions for the treemap visualization from the plurality of candidate data dimensions; and   generating, with the one or more processors, the treemap visualization based at least in part on an area-mapping candidate data dimension of the plurality of area-mapping candidate data dimensions that is selected to map to an area cell characteristic of the treemap visualization based at least in part on a data value associated with the area-mapping candidate data dimension and a color-mapping candidate data dimension of the plurality of color-mapping candidate data dimensions that is selected to map to a color cell characteristic of the treemap visualization based at least in part on a data value associated with the color-mapping candidate data dimension.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the area-mapping candidate data dimension to map to an area cell characteristic of the treemap visualization is performed based at least in part on identifying a data value associated with the area-mapping candidate data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of non-negative. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the area cell characteristic represents a data value of an area cell in the treemap visualization that corresponds to the data value associated with the selected area-mapping candidate data dimension. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the color-mapping candidate data dimension to map to a color cell characteristic of the treemap visualization is performed based at least in part on identifying a data value associated with the color-mapping candidate data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of previously unmapped as an area-mapping candidate. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the color cell characteristic represents a data value of a color cell in the treemap visualization that corresponds to the data value associated with the selected color-mapping candidate data dimension. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving information provided by a user of the treemap visualization for selecting at least one additional candidate data dimension from the plurality of candidate data dimensions for a particular depth level of the treemap visualization. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising modifying the treemap visualization based at least in part on the selected additional candidate data dimension. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting at least one of the area-mapping candidate data dimension or the color-mapping candidate data dimension comprises reading a hierarchy table comprising one or more data dimensions of the plurality of candidate data dimensions and a corresponding depth level for each of the one or more data dimensions. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein, in the hierarchy table, a data dimension of the one or more data dimensions corresponds to the one or more depth levels of the treemap visualization. 
     
     
         10 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions executable by one or more processors, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
 instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine a plurality of candidate data dimensions from a plurality of data dimensions for one or more depth levels of the treemap visualization;   instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine a plurality of area-mapping candidate data dimensions for the treemap visualization from the plurality of candidate data dimensions;   instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine a plurality of color-mapping candidate data dimensions for the treemap visualization from the plurality of candidate data dimensions; and   instructions that cause the one or more processors to generate the treemap visualization based at least in part on an area-mapping candidate data dimension and a color-mapping candidate data dimension.   
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable media of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions to select the area-mapping candidate data dimension to map to an area cell characteristic of the treemap visualization further comprises instructions that cause the one or more processors to identify a data value associated with the area-mapping candidate data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of non-negative. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable media of  claim 11 , wherein the area cell characteristic represents a data value of an area cell in the treemap visualization that corresponds to the data value associated with the selected area-mapping candidate data dimension. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable media of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions to select the color-mapping candidate data dimension to map to a color cell characteristic of the treemap visualization further comprises instructions that cause the one or more processors to identify a data value associated with the color-mapping candidate data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of previously unmapped as an area-mapping candidate. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable media of  claim 13 , wherein the color area cell characteristic represents a data value of a color cell in the treemap visualization that corresponds to the data value associated with the selected color-mapping candidate data dimension. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable media of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions to select at least one of the area-mapping candidate data dimension or the color-mapping candidate data dimension comprises instructions to read a hierarchy table comprising one or more data dimensions of the plurality of candidate data dimensions and a corresponding depth level for each of the one or more data dimensions. 
     
     
         16 . A system comprising:
 memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and   at least one processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to collectively at least:
 determine a plurality of candidate data dimensions from a plurality of data dimensions for one or more depth levels of the treemap visualization; 
 determine a plurality of area-mapping candidate data dimensions for the treemap visualization from the plurality of candidate data dimensions; 
 determine a plurality of color-mapping candidate data dimensions for the treemap visualization from the plurality of candidate data dimensions; and 
 generate the treemap visualization based at least in part on an area-mapping candidate data dimension selected to map to an area cell characteristic of the treemap based at least in part on a data value associated with the area-mapping candidate data dimension and a color-mapping candidate data dimension selected to map to a color cell characteristic of the treemap visualization based at least in part on a data value associated with the color-mapping candidate data dimension. 
   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to select the area-mapping candidate data dimension to map to an area cell characteristic of the treemap visualization based at least in part on identifying a data value associated with the area-mapping candidate data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of non-negative. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to select the color-mapping candidate data dimension to map to a color cell characteristic of the treemap visualization based at least in part on identifying a data value associated with the color-mapping candidate data dimension having a quality of numeric and a quality of previously unmapped as an area-mapping candidate. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to receive information provided by a user of the treemap visualization for selecting at least one additional candidate data dimension from the plurality of candidate data dimensions for a particular depth level of the treemap visualization. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to modify the treemap visualization based at least in part on the selected additional candidate data dimension.