SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METADATA MANAGEMENT VIA A USER INTERFACE PAGE

• US 20150121268A1
• Filed: 10/30/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Li, Eugene, Vietvu, Theresa, Franger, Carol, No, Jamie, Jowitt, Michelle
• Granted Patent: US 10,409,808 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/767
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/242 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Techniques and/or mechanisms to provide efficient system metadata management via a user interface (UI) page. In one embodiment, a search string is received via a dialog box of a UI page. Based on the search string, a first list is provided for display in the UI page, the first list including one or more items each representing a respective metadata type of a plurality of metadata types. Based on a focus on a first item of the first list, a second list is displayed in the UI page, the second list including one or more items each representing a respective a metadata management command corresponding to the metadata type represented by the first item. Based on a focus on a second item of the second list, a metadata management command is executed without requiring navigation away from the UI page.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a search string via a dialog box of a user interface (UI) page of an application executing with a processor and a memory;

accessing one or more databases to determine a first list to be displayed in the UI page, the first list including one or more items each representing a respective metadata type, wherein, for each of the one or more items of the first list, the item is included in the first list based on a respective match between the search string and a least a portion of information associated with the metadata type represented by the item;

during a display of the first list in the UI page, detecting a first focus in the UI page on a first item of the first list;

based on the first focus, accessing the one or more databases to determine a second list to be displayed in the UI page, the second list including one or more metadata management commands corresponding to the metadata type represented by the first item;

during a display of the second list in the UI page, detecting a second focus in the UI page on a second item of the second list; and

based on the second focus, executing a first metadata management command corresponding to the second item, wherein any navigation away from the UI page is independent of execution of the first management command based on the second focus.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, during a display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, during a display of the second list in the UI page, a predefined second focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the first item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the second list.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, during a display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list, wherein the second focus sequence branches from the first focus sequence.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the first metadata management command based on the second focus includes:

based on the second focus, providing a third list to be displayed in the UI page, the third list including one or more items each representing respective information to be provided as input to execute the first metadata management command.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, during a display of the third list in the UI page, a predefined third focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the second item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the third list.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second list is displayed in response to a cursor hovering over the first item, and prior to any selection of the first item via the cursor.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second list is automatically removed from the UI page in response to execution of the first metadata management command.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein an item of the first list is automatically put in-focus in response to execution of the first metadata management command.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving via the UI page search filter information to limit a search based on the search string.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions capable of, when executed by one or more processors, providing a multitenant environment to:

receive a search string via a dialog box of a user interface (UI) page;

provide a first list to be displayed in the UI page, the first list including one or more items each representing a respective metadata type, wherein, for each of the one or more items of the first list, the item is included in the first list based on a respective match between the search string and a least a portion of information associated with the metadata type represented by the item;

during a display of the first list in the UI page, detect a first focus in the UI page on a first item of the first list;

based on the first focus, provide a second list to be displayed in the UI page, the second list including one or more metadata management commands corresponding to the metadata type represented by the first item;

during a display of the second list in the UI page, detect a second focus in the UI page on a second item of the second list; and

based on the second focus, execute a first metadata management command corresponding to the second item, wherein any navigation away from the UI page is independent of execution of the first management command based on the second focus.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein, during a display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein, during a display of the second list in the UI page, a predefined second focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the first item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the second list.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein, during a display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list, wherein the second focus sequence branches from the first focus sequence.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the multitenant environment to execute the first metadata management command based on the second focus includes:

based on the second focus, the multitenant environment to provide a third list to be displayed in the UI page, the third list including one or more items each representing respective information to be provided as input to execute the first metadata management command.

16. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a search string via a dialog box of a user interface (UI) page;

means for providing a first list to be displayed in the UI page, the first list including one or more items each representing a respective metadata type, wherein, for each of the one or more items of the first list, the item is included in the first list based on a respective match between the search string and a least a portion of information associated with the metadata type represented by the item;

means for detecting, during a display of the first list in the UI page, a first focus in the UI page on a first item of the first list;

means for providing, based on the first focus, a second list to be displayed in the UI page, the second list including one or more metadata management commands corresponding to the metadata type represented by the first item;

means for detecting, during a display of the second list in the UI page, a second focus in the UI page on a second item of the second list; and

means for executing, based on the second focus, a first metadata management command corresponding to the second item, wherein any navigation away from the UI page is independent of execution of the first management command based on the second focus.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, during a display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, during a display of the second list in the UI page, a predefined second focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the first item and one or more focuses each on a respective item of the second list.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein, during a display of the first list in the UI page, a predefined first focus sequence of the UI page includes a focus on the dialog box and focuses each on a respective items of the first list, wherein the second focus sequence branches from the first focus sequence.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the means for executing the first metadata management command based on the second focus includes:

means for providing, based on the second focus, a third list to be displayed in the UI page, the third list including one or more items each representing respective information to be provided as input to execute the first metadata management command.