Method and system of providing access to various data associated with a project
First Claim
1. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
- associating a plurality of data items with an identifier that represents a project; and
providing access to the data items via the identifier.
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Abstract
Described is a system and method that enables project management across application programs, including an email program, calendar program, spreadsheet program, word processing program, note taking program and others. A central project-related view provides access to project-related data items and may display a schedule, a task list of tasks filtered as being relevant to a project, a note page related to a project, and emails relevant to the project. In addition, other application objects (file, documents, presentations and spreadsheets) are also captured in the view and presented for easy access. Metadata including a project identifier is maintained in a database for the various data items, allowing rapid location of the data items related to a project via query techniques. A project palette allows access to the items from within another application program, and a project gallery allows a user alternative access to the files related to a project.
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40 Claims
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1. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
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associating a plurality of data items with an identifier that represents a project; and
providing access to the data items via the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure, comprising:
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a first set of metadata that associates a project with at least one folder;
a second set of metadata that associates the project with a data item; and
wherein when provided with information corresponding to the project, a program has access to the first and second set of metadata to provide a single point of user access to data associated with the folder and to the data item. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform a method, comprising:
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associating a project identifier with a file system file;
associating the project identifier with a data item other than a file system file; and
providing centralized access to the file system file and the data item by the association of each with the project identifier. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. In a computing environment, a system comprising:
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means for creating a project;
means for associating a plurality of data items with the project; and
means for providing access to the data items via the project. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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