System and method for metadata management via a user interface page

• US 10,409,808 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2014
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: No, Jamie, Jowitt, Michelle, Li, Eugene, Vietvu, Theresa, Franger, Carol
• Primary Examiner(s): Kujundzic, Dino
• Application Number:
  US14/529,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20150121268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,776 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/242 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Techniques and/or mechanisms to provide efficient system metadata management via a user interface (UI) page. In one embodiment, a search string is received via a dialog box of a UI page. Based on the search string, a first list is provided for display in the UI page, the first list including one or more items each representing a respective metadata type of a plurality of metadata types. Based on a focus on a first item of the first list, a second list is displayed in the UI page, the second list including one or more items each representing a respective a metadata management command corresponding to the metadata type represented by the first item. Based on a focus on a second item of the second list, a metadata management command is executed without requiring navigation away from the UI page.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a first list in a user interface (UI) page including one or more items each representing a metadata type;

detecting a first focus in the UI page on a first item of the first list;

based on the first focus, accessing one or more databases to determine a second list to be displayed in the UI page, the second list including a first metadata management command list associated with the metadata type represented by the first item, wherein the first metadata management command list includes a first metadata management command to perform a first editing function on the metadata type represented by the first item;

during a display of the second list in the UI page, detecting a second focus in the UI page on the first metadata management command indicating the first editing function to be performed on the metadata type represented by the first item;

providing a third list to be displayed in the UI page based on the second focus, the third list including one or more configuration parameters to be provided as input to the first editing function; and

executing the first metadata management command in response to a selection of the one or more configuration parameters to perform the first editing function using the one or more configuration parameters;

wherein the first, second and third lists are displayed on the UI page during execution of the first metadata management command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, during the display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, during the display of the second list in the UI page, a predefined second focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the first item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the second list.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, during the display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list, wherein the second focus sequence branches from the first focus sequence.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, during a display of the third list in the UI page, a predefined third focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the second item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the third list.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second list is displayed in response to a cursor hovering over the first item, and prior to any selection of the first item via the cursor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an item of the first list is automatically put in-focus in response to execution of the first metadata management command.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving via the UI page search filter information to limit a search based on a search string.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions capable of, when executed by one or more processors, providing a multitenant environment to:

display a first list in a user interface (UI) page including one or more items each representing a metadata type;

detect a first focus in the UI page on a first item of the first list;

based on the first focus, access one or more databases to determine a second list to be displayed in the UI page, the second list including a first metadata management command list associated with the metadata type represented by the first item, wherein the first metadata management command list includes a first metadata management command to perform a first editing function on the metadata type represented by the first item;

during a display of the second list in the UI page, detect a second focus in the UI page on the first metadata management command indicating the first editing function to be performed on the metadata type represented by the first item;

provide a third list to be displayed in the UI page based on the second focus, the third list including one or more configuration parameters to be provided as input to the first editing function; and

execute the first metadata management command in response to a selection of the one or more configuration parameters to perform the first editing function using the one or more configuration parameters;

wherein the first, second and third lists are displayed on the UI page during execution of the first metadata management command.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein, during the display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein, during the display of the second list in the UI page, a predefined second focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the first item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the second list.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein, during the display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list, wherein the second focus sequence branches from the first focus sequence.

13. An apparatus comprising:

means for displaying a first list in a user interface (UI) page including one or more items each representing a metadata type;

means for detecting a first focus in the UI page on a first item of the first list;

based on the first focus, means for accessing one or more databases to determine a second list to be displayed in the UI page, the second list including a first metadata management command list associated with the metadata type represented by the first item, wherein the first metadata management command list includes a first metadata management command to perform a first editing function on the metadata type represented by the first item;

during a display of the second list in the UI page, means for detecting a second focus in the UI page on the first metadata management command indicating the first editing function to be performed on the metadata type represented by the first item;

means for providing a third list to be displayed in the UI page based on the second focus, the third list including one or more configuration parameters to be provided as input to the first editing function; and

means for executing the first metadata management command in response to a selection of the one or more configuration parameters to perform the first editing function using the one or more configuration parameters;

wherein the first, second and third lists are displayed on the UI page during execution of the first metadata management command.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, during the display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, during the display of the second list in the UI page, a predefined second focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the first item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the second list.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein, during the display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list, wherein the second focus sequence branches from the first focus sequence.