COMMON NAVIGATION MECHANISM FOR DESKTOP AND BROWSER-BASED APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a common navigation control for use in a client application and in a server application, the method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:
- providing in the client application a user interface for defining a form including the navigation control;
providing in the client application a user interface for interacting with the form to utilize the navigation control to view a plurality of targets;
receiving a request at the client application to publish the form including the navigation control to a server computer executing the server application; and
in response to receiving the request, publishing the form including the navigation control to the server computer, whereby the server application is configured to provide the form and the navigation control via a Web interface.
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Abstract
A client application provides a user interface for defining a form that includes a navigation control. The navigation control includes two or more selectable tabs that are each associated with a target, such as another form or a report. When one of the selectable tabs on the navigation control is selected using an appropriate user input device, the target associated with the selected tab is displayed in the form. The client application also provides functionality for publishing a form including navigation controls to a server application, thereby making the form and the navigation control accessible through a Web interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a common navigation control for use in a client application and in a server application, the method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:
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providing in the client application a user interface for defining a form including the navigation control; providing in the client application a user interface for interacting with the form to utilize the navigation control to view a plurality of targets; receiving a request at the client application to publish the form including the navigation control to a server computer executing the server application; and in response to receiving the request, publishing the form including the navigation control to the server computer, whereby the server application is configured to provide the form and the navigation control via a Web interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a common navigation control for use in a client application and in a server application, the system comprising:
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a client application program configured to provide a user interface for creating a form comprising a first navigation control having a plurality of selectable tabs, each of the tabs associated with a target and which, when selected, will cause the target associated with the selected tab to be displayed in the form, the client application program further configured to publish the form and the first navigation control to a server application; and a server application configured to receive a request from the client application program to publish the form and, in response thereto, to make the form and the navigation control available by way of a Web interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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provide a user interface in a database application program for creating a form comprising a first navigation control and a subform control, the first navigation control comprising a plurality of selectable tabs, each of the tabs associated with a target and which, when selected, will cause the target associated with the selected tab to be displayed in the subform control; receive a request at the database application program to publish the form to a server computer; and in response to receiving the request to publish the form to the server computer, to publish the form and the first navigation control to the server computer, whereby the server computer is configured to provide the form and the first navigation control through a Web interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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