Data preparation context navigation

Abstract

Navigating to a data preparation context is disclosed. A set of data preparation operations is performed on one or more data sets to generate a set of answer sets in a first application. A final answer set in the set of answer sets is provided to a second application. In response to a user specification of a source-related query, a reference associated with the source-related query is obtained. A corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with one or more corresponding or relevant data preparation operations is determined according to the obtained reference. The corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with the one or more data preparation operations are presented in the first application according to the obtained reference.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method, comprising:
 obtaining, using a visualization application, a final answer set from a set of answer sets generated by a data preparation application,
 wherein the answer sets were generated by performing a set of data preparation operations on one or more data sets in the data preparation application, and 
 wherein each answer set comprises a result of transforming at least a portion of the one or more data sets using at least some of the set of data preparation operations; and 
   receiving, using the visualization application, a user specification of a source related query,
 wherein, in response to the source related query, a reference associated with the source related query is obtained by the data preparation application, 
 wherein the data preparation application uses the reference to determine a corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with one or more corresponding data preparation operations, and 
 wherein the data preparation application presents the corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with the one or more data preparation operations according to the obtained reference. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the visualization application is configured to render a visualization of data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the set of data preparation operations comprises a sequence of data preparation operations. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein obtaining the final answer set comprises obtaining the reference. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein receiving the user specification comprises composing the reference using the visualization application. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the reference comprises a link for navigating a user from the visualization application to a data preparation context in the data preparation application, and wherein the data preparation context is associated with the data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the data preparation context comprises a histogram of filtered data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the data preparation context comprises a project step that affected at least some data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the data preparation context comprises a lineage of at least some data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the data preparation context comprises a data quality summary of at least some data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         31 . A system, comprising:
 one or more computer processors programmed to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining, using a visualization application, a final answer set from a set of answer sets generated by a data preparation application,
 wherein the answer sets were generated by performing a set of data preparation operations on one or more data sets in the data preparation application, and 
 wherein each answer set comprises a result of transforming at least a portion of the one or more data sets using at least some of the set of data preparation operations; and 
 
 receiving, using the visualization application, a user specification of a source related query,
 wherein, in response to the source related query, a reference associated with the source related query is obtained by the data preparation application, 
 wherein the data preparation application uses the reference to determine a corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with one or more corresponding data preparation operations, and 
 wherein the data preparation application presents the corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with the one or more data preparation operations according to the obtained reference. 
 
   
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the visualization application is configured to render a visualization of data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the set of data preparation operations comprises a sequence of data preparation operations. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein obtaining the final answer set comprises obtaining the reference. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein receiving the user specification comprises composing the reference using the visualization application. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the reference comprises a link for navigating a user from the visualization application to a data preparation context in the data preparation application, and wherein the data preparation context is associated with the data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the data preparation context comprises a histogram of filtered data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the data preparation context comprises a project step that affected at least some data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the data preparation context comprises at least one of a lineage or a data quality summary of at least some data associated with the final answer set. 
     
     
         40 . An article, comprising:
 a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining, using a visualization application, a final answer set from a set of answer sets generated by a data preparation application,
 wherein the answer sets were generated by performing a set of data preparation operations on one or more data sets in the data preparation application, and 
 wherein each answer set comprises a result of transforming at least a portion of the one or more data sets using at least some of the set of data preparation operations; and 
 
 receiving, using the visualization application, a user specification of a source related query,
 wherein, in response to the source related query, a reference associated with the source related query is obtained by the data preparation application, 
 wherein the data preparation application uses the reference to determine a corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with one or more corresponding data preparation operations, and 
 wherein the data preparation application presents the corresponding subset of the set of answer sets associated with the one or more data preparation operations according to the obtained reference.