Browse mode designer
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1. A computer-implemented method for specifying a visual display of related data, the method comprising:
- receiving user commands to position a first field on a display surface;
receiving user commands to position a second field on the display surface, wherein the relative location of the second field position to the first field position determines a visual placement in accordance with an extant logical relationship within a current user context that is established by the received user commands to position the first and second fields;
generating a query such that the generated query produces a results set from the first and second fields in accordance with the extant logical relationship; and
displaying on the display surface the results set in accordance with the first field position and the second field position.
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Abstract
A browse mode designer allows an average user of a database application program to easily design reports. The user can use the browse mode designer to build meaningful reports that aggregate data and that combine related data into shaped patterns for easier consumption of information. The browse mode designer can interpret a user'"'"'s actions and extrapolate what actions are to be performed. A user interface can be used to let the user change the resulting views while being designed.
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1. A computer-implemented method for specifying a visual display of related data, the method comprising:
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receiving user commands to position a first field on a display surface;
receiving user commands to position a second field on the display surface, wherein the relative location of the second field position to the first field position determines a visual placement in accordance with an extant logical relationship within a current user context that is established by the received user commands to position the first and second fields;
generating a query such that the generated query produces a results set from the first and second fields in accordance with the extant logical relationship; and
displaying on the display surface the results set in accordance with the first field position and the second field position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented system for editing objects used to read and interact with data for a database, the system comprising:
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a user interface that is configured to receive commands from the user to position a first field on a display surface and to position a second field on the display surface, wherein the relative location of the second field position and the first field position determines a visual placement in accordance with an extant logical relationship within a current user context that is established by the received user commands to position the first and second fields; and
a query generator that is configured to generate a query for producing a results set from the first and second fields in accordance with the determined logical relationship and to display on the display surface the results set in accordance with the current user context. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented system for displaying related data, the system comprising:
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means for receiving user commands to position a first field on a display surface and receiving user commands to position a second field on the display surface, wherein the position of the second field relative the to the first field determines a context for exploring an extant logical relationship between the first and second fields;
means for generating a query such that the generated query produces a results set from the primary and secondary fields in accordance with the determined extant logical relationship; and
means for displaying on the display surface the results set in accordance with the determined context. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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