Building a dynamic action for an electronic form
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1. A method comprising:
- enabling selection of a triggering event of an electronic data-entry form;
enabling selection of an action; and
building, responsive to the selections, a dynamic action for the electronic data-entry form that is capable of performing the selected action dynamically in response to occurrence of the triggering event, wherein at least one of the acts of enabling is performed through graphical selection.
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Abstract
Systems and/or methods that enable a designer to build a dynamic action for an electronic data-entry form by selecting a triggering event and an action are described. These systems and methods may also, in one embodiment, enable a designer to build a dynamic action having a condition, which can permit tailoring of the action to a state of the electronic data-entry form or a current user of the form.
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1. A method comprising:
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enabling selection of a triggering event of an electronic data-entry form;
enabling selection of an action; and
building, responsive to the selections, a dynamic action for the electronic data-entry form that is capable of performing the selected action dynamically in response to occurrence of the triggering event, wherein at least one of the acts of enabling is performed through graphical selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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enabling selection of a triggering event associated with an arbitrary data structure of an electronic data-entry form;
enabling selection of an action to be performed responsive to occurrence of the triggering event;
enabling selection of a condition capable of disabling performance of the selected action; and
building a dynamic action comprising the triggering event, the action, and the condition, wherein the dynamic action is capable of performing the action responsive to occurrence of the triggering event and dependent on the condition. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform acts comprising:
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receiving an indication of an occurrence of a user-driven event associated with an arbitrary data structure of an electronic data-entry form; and
responsive to the receiving, performing an action for the electronic data-entry form. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform acts comprising:
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receiving an indication of performance of a first action, the first action performed responsive to occurrence of a triggering event of an electronic data-entry form and dependent on a first condition being met; and
performing a second action responsive to performance of the first action, the second action dependent on a second condition being met by performance of the first action. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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50. A graphical user interface comprising:
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a first area to display selectable data structures of an electronic data-entry form;
a second area to display selectable actions performable at occurrence of a triggering event associated with a selected data structure; and
a third area to display selectable parameters governing how a selected action is to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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