FILTERING OBJECTS IN A MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT

• US 20130246951A1
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Park, David, Rana, Neelav, Schneider, Donovan, Koosel, Marko
• Granted Patent: US 9,292,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

Various techniques and procedures related to filtering objects in a virtual application within a multi-tenant system are provided. One approach involves providing a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a first filtering criterion and a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of a second filtering criterion within the virtual application being accessed over a network from a client device. After indication of the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, a filtered set of objects is identified based on the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion. At least a portion of the filtered set of objects may then be presented within the virtual application on a client device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:

providing a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a first filtering criterion of a first plurality of possible filtering criteria;

providing a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of a second filtering criterion of a second plurality of possible filtering criteria; and

after indication of the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, identifying a filtered set of objects based on the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, the filtered set comprising a subset of a plurality of objects.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting at least a portion of the filtered set of objects within a virtual application.

3. The method of claim 2, the virtual application being accessed by a client device over a network, wherein:

providing the first graphical user interface element comprises displaying the first graphical user interface element within the virtual application on the client device;

providing the second graphical user interface element comprises displaying the second graphical user interface element within the virtual application on the client device; and

presenting at least the portion of the filtered set of objects comprises displaying at least the portion of the filtered set of objects within the virtual application on the client device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first graphical user interface element enables selection of a first object type of a plurality of object types supported by a virtual application; and

the second graphical user interface element enables selection of a second object type of a second plurality of object types supported by a virtual application, each object type of the second plurality of object types being capable of being associated with the first object type.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the filtered set of objects comprises selecting, from the plurality of objects, each object of the first object type that is associated with an object of the second object type.

6. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

providing a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a first filtering criterion of a first plurality of possible filtering criteria;

providing a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of a second filtering criterion of a second plurality of possible filtering criteria; and

after indication of the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, identifying a filtered set of objects based on the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, the filtered set comprising a subset of a plurality of objects.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

providing a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a first filtering criterion of a first plurality of possible filtering criteria;

providing a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of a second filtering criterion of a second plurality of possible filtering criteria; and

after indication of the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, identifying a filtered set of objects based on the first filtering criterion and the second filtering criterion, the filtered set comprising a subset of a plurality of objects.