A flexible report architecture based on association rules mining

Abstract

This paper proposes flexible report architecture based on association rules data mining. A three-layer architecture is proposed namely, origin-data layer, data-processing layer, and format layer. These three layers are linked by a data variant tree in a power information management system. Users can modify report format as well as data whenever needed. In the origin-data layer data warehouse is used to provide data from multiple databases. In the data-processing layer, on-line analytical processing (OLAP) and association rules are used to enhance the template-making for reports. A smart solution to the problem of fixed report templates is provided and information in a power information management system can be shared. In some sense it can be an all-purpose tool to generate reports with great flexibility. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.