System and method for designing electronic forms and hierarchical schemas
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1. A user interface comprising:
- a form-design area to display a representation of an existing component including a subordination area;
an interface to enable a designer to select a location for another component on the form-design area,wherein, in response to the selection of the location of the other component, the interface graphically subordinating the other component to the existing component if the other component'"'"'s location is within the subordination area and a hierarchical schema display area that displays, in response to the selection of the location of the other component, a first schema part corresponding to the other component subordinate to a second schema part corresponding to the existing component if the other component'"'"'s location is within the subordination area, wherein a relationship represented in the hierarchical schema display area by the first schema part displayed subordinate to the second schema part is built responsive to the selection of the location of the other component.
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Abstract
A system and method that enables a designer to build electronic forms and corresponding hierarchical schemas are described. Displays of hierarchical schemas, electronic forms, and components used to build the hierarchical schemas and electronic forms are provided to the designer. The designer selects components and arranges them on a display to visually build an electronic form. As the form is built, the corresponding hierarchical schema is incrementally updated to reflect changes made to the electronic form.
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1. A user interface comprising:
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a form-design area to display a representation of an existing component including a subordination area; an interface to enable a designer to select a location for another component on the form-design area, wherein, in response to the selection of the location of the other component, the interface graphically subordinating the other component to the existing component if the other component'"'"'s location is within the subordination area and a hierarchical schema display area that displays, in response to the selection of the location of the other component, a first schema part corresponding to the other component subordinate to a second schema part corresponding to the existing component if the other component'"'"'s location is within the subordination area, wherein a relationship represented in the hierarchical schema display area by the first schema part displayed subordinate to the second schema part is built responsive to the selection of the location of the other component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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