METADATA SEARCH INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for implementing a metadata search interface, said computer-implemented method comprising:
- creating a configuration file for said metadata search interface, said configuration file comprising;
a predicate describing a search parameter of said metadata search interface;
a control attribute which associates said predicate with a control describing how a display element displayed on said metadata search interface is displayed and a correlation between said display element and said predicate; and
generating said metadata search interface in runtime based upon said control.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing a metadata search interface is disclosed. The technology creates a configuration file for the metadata search interface comprising a predicate describing a search parameter of the metadata search interface. The configuration file further comprises a control attribute which associates the predicate with a control describing how a display element displayed on the metadata search interface is displayed and a correlation between the display element and the predicate. The technology further comprises generating the metadata search interface in runtime based upon the control.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for implementing a metadata search interface, said computer-implemented method comprising:
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creating a configuration file for said metadata search interface, said configuration file comprising; a predicate describing a search parameter of said metadata search interface; a control attribute which associates said predicate with a control describing how a display element displayed on said metadata search interface is displayed and a correlation between said display element and said predicate; and generating said metadata search interface in runtime based upon said control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Instructions on a computer-usable medium wherein the instructions when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for implementing a metadata search interface, said computer-implemented method comprising:
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creating a configuration file for said metadata search interface, said configuration file comprising; a predicate describing a search parameter of said metadata search interface; a control attribute which associates said predicate with a control describing how a display element displayed on said metadata search interface is displayed and a correlation between said display element and said predicate; and generating said metadata search interface in runtime based upon said control. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A metadata search interface system comprising:
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a first component for accessing a configuration file for said metadata search interface and determining a display element corresponding to a predicate of a query, said first component further for displaying said display element in said metadata search interface; and a second component for accessing a value describing a search parameter and for accessing a control associated with said predicate which describes a correlation between said value and said predicate of said metadata search interface, said second component further for automatically generating a metadata query based upon said predicate and said value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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