Defining form formats with layout items that present data of business application
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for creating a form including a plurality of layout items that define the presentation of data, said method comprising:
- displaying simultaneously a logic view, a property view, and a form layout view,the logic view including nodes representing the layout items and display labels, associated with the nodes,the nodes in the logic view having an order that corresponds to structure information of the layout items in the layout view,the order of the nodes defining a processing order of the layout items,the property view displaying properties of the layout items, andthe form layout view displaying a representation of the form that provides a preview of the location of the layout items in the formwherein each of the layout items contains a label that summarizes the information to be entered into the layout item, andwherein the label for each of the layout items in the layout view contains wording different from wording used in the form sent to an output device;
selecting a layout item in one of the logic, property, and form layout views;
continuously displaying and continuously highlighting the layout item as selected in one of the views other than the view in which the layout item was selected for the entire time that the layout item is selected;
modifying the selected layout item in one of the views; and
creating a form definition document based on the modified selected layout item.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for defining a form with a plurality of layout items for data presentation by a business application provide a tree view with tree nodes to represent the layout items, wherein the view visualizes structure information, a processing order, a selected tree node to represent a selected layout item; provide a property view to display properties of the selected layout item; provide a layout view to display items, wherein the selected layout item is highlighted; modify the selected layout item and the processing order through interaction with a user; and create a form definition document. The compatibility of layout items and processing order with a predefined data interface of the business application is verified as well.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a form including a plurality of layout items that define the presentation of data, said method comprising:
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displaying simultaneously a logic view, a property view, and a form layout view, the logic view including nodes representing the layout items and display labels, associated with the nodes, the nodes in the logic view having an order that corresponds to structure information of the layout items in the layout view, the order of the nodes defining a processing order of the layout items, the property view displaying properties of the layout items, and the form layout view displaying a representation of the form that provides a preview of the location of the layout items in the form wherein each of the layout items contains a label that summarizes the information to be entered into the layout item, and wherein the label for each of the layout items in the layout view contains wording different from wording used in the form sent to an output device; selecting a layout item in one of the logic, property, and form layout views; continuously displaying and continuously highlighting the layout item as selected in one of the views other than the view in which the layout item was selected for the entire time that the layout item is selected; modifying the selected layout item in one of the views; and creating a form definition document based on the modified selected layout item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for defining the format of a form having a plurality of layout items defining the presentation of data of a business application, said system comprising:
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a display for simultaneously providing a logic view, a property view, and a form layout view, the logic view including nodes representing the layout items and display labels, associated with the nodes, the nodes in the logic view having an order that corresponds to structure information of the layout items in the layout view, the order of the nodes defining a processing order of the layout items, the property view displaying properties of the layout items, and the form layout view displaying a representation of the form that provides a preview of the location of the layout items in the form wherein each of the layout items contains a label that summarizes the information to be entered into the layout item, and wherein the label for each of the layout items in the layout view contains wording different from wording used in the form sent to an output device; interaction means for receiving an input from a user selecting a layout item in one of the logic, property, and form layout views and modifying the selected layout item; display means for continuously displaying and continuously highlighting the layout item as selected in one of the views other than the view in which the layout item was selected for the entire time that the layout item is selected; and storing means for creating a form definition document from the modified layout item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for creating a form including a plurality of layout items that define the presentation of data, the method comprising:
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displaying simultaneously a logic view, a property view, and a form layout view, the logic view including nodes representing the layout items and display labels, associated with the nodes, the nodes in the logic view having an order that corresponds to structure information of the layout items in the layout view, the order of the nodes defining a processing order of the layout items, the property view displaying properties of the layout items, and the form layout view displaying a representation of the form that provides a preview of the location of the layout items as the layout items will appear in the form, wherein each of the layout items contains a label that summarizes the information to be entered into the layout item, and wherein the label for each of the layout items in the layout view contains wording different from wording used in the form sent to an output device; showing a layout item as selected in one of the logic, property, and form layout views in which the item was selected; continuously displaying and continuously highlighting the layout item as selected in one of the views other than the view in which the layout item was selected for the entire time that the layout item is selected; modifying a selected layout item and the processing order through interaction with a user; and creating a form definition document from the modified layout item. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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