Method and apparatus for formatting a data grid for the display of a view
First Claim
15. A method of utilizing a data grid to display one of a plurality of displayable views, the method comprising:
- providing an application program having a data grid;
providing a configuration file having at least one set of configuration data, wherein the configuration file is external to the application program;
providing a database having at least one data set;
providing a formatter operable to receive user criteria associated with the one view, to select a set of configuration data based on the user criteria, and to provide the data grid a definition using the selected set of configuration data;
using the definition to query the database for data; and
displaying the data in the data grid using the definition.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for utilizing a single data grid to display one of a plurality of displayable views using a software program or formatter that receives user criteria identifying one of the plurality of displayable views and the data grid a definition. The definition identifies the data set(s) the data grid is to obtain data from, the query used to retrieve the data from the data set(s), and the format used to display the data in the data grid. The definition is included in a set of configuration data associated with one of the plurality of views that is stored in a configuration file. The configuration file is external to the application program that includes the data grid such that the configuration data can be updated without effecting the operation of the application program.
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28 Claims
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15. A method of utilizing a data grid to display one of a plurality of displayable views, the method comprising:
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providing an application program having a data grid;
providing a configuration file having at least one set of configuration data, wherein the configuration file is external to the application program;
providing a database having at least one data set;
providing a formatter operable to receive user criteria associated with the one view, to select a set of configuration data based on the user criteria, and to provide the data grid a definition using the selected set of configuration data;
using the definition to query the database for data; and
displaying the data in the data grid using the definition. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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25-1. The method of claim 15, wherein the definition includes a value corresponding to a query override.
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28. A method of formatting a data grid, the method comprising:
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providing an application program having a data grid;
externalizing at least one definition of the data grid;
providing one definition to the data grid based on user criteria; and
using the definition to obtain and display data in the data grid.
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