Graphical aid for generating object setup scripts

• US 7,627,854 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2006
• Issued: 12/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Mao, Michael Wei, Burner, Dell Blair, Lau, Yat On, Johnson, Brett Austin, Wickham, Daina Edvina Pupons
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri; Anil
• Application Number:
  US11/330,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20070162891A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,419 Days
• Field of Search: 717107-116, 345/418, 345/594
• US Class Current: 717/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells

Abstract

A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for automatically generating object setup scripts. A form is presented to a user in a graphical user interface. The user provides input in a set of fields within the form, which is received and validated. A set of object setup scripts are then generated based on the user input to the form. To generate the set of object setup scripts based on the user input an analysis is performed on the set of fields as a set of objects, and at least one variable is set to hold the value of the set of objects. String manipulations are used to obtain the values in the set of fields, and the values are entered into the set of object setup scripts.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for automatically generating object setup scripts, the computer implemented method comprising:

presenting a form to a user in a graphical user interface of a reader on a computer, wherein the reader comprises an embedded scripting language;

receiving user input in a set of fields within the form into a memory of the computer, wherein the form functions as a graphical checklist and the set of fields contains required fields;

validating the user input by the computer to create validated input;

responsive to the validated input, generating, by the computer, a set of programming language object setup scripts using the validated input; and

generating instructions for how to run the set of programming language object setup scripts; and

executing the generated instructions for running the set of programming language object setup scripts.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating the set of object setup scripts using the validated input further comprises:

analyzing the set of fields as a set of objects;

setting at least one variable to hold the value of the set of objects;

using string manipulations to obtain the values from the set of fields to form pulled values; and

entering the pulled values into the set of programming language object setup scripts.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the form is a graphical checklist that provides a visual relationship between one or more fields within the set of fields.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the visual relationship is distinguished by at least one of color, font, or shading.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the form is created using a scripting language.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically populating unpopulated fields within the set of fields based using the validated input.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically populating unpopulated fields upon identification of a request to populate the unpopulated fields with sample entries.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the form is one of a display customized script, a procedure, a customized document, or a customized form.

9. A data processing system comprising:

a bus system;

a communications system connected to the bus system;

a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and

a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to present a form to a user in a graphical user interface of a reader on a computer, wherein the reader comprises an embedded scripting language;

receive user input in a set of fields within the form into a memory of the computer, wherein the form functions a graphical checklist and the set of fields contains required fields;

validate the user input by the computer to create validated input;

responsive to the validated input, generate, by the computer, a set of programming language object setup scripts using the validated input; and

generate instructions for how to run the set of programming language object setup scripts; and

executing the generated instructions for running the set of programming language object setup scripts.

10. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit executing the set of instructions to generate the set of object setup scripts using the validated input includes the processing unit executing the set of instructions to analyze the set of fields as a set of objects;

set at least one variable to hold the value of the set of objects;

use string manipulations to obtain the values from the set of fields to form pulled values; and

enter the pulled values into the set of programming language object setup scripts.

11. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the form is a graphical checklist that provides a visual relationship between one or more fields within the set of fields.

12. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein the visual relationship is distinguished by at least one of color, font, or shading.

13. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the form is created using a scripting language.

14. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to automatically populate unpopulated fields within the set of fields based using the validated input.

15. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to automatically populate unpopulated fields upon identification of a request to populate the unpopulated fields with sample entries.

16. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the form is one of a display customized script, a procedure, a customized document, or a customized form.

17. A computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium including computer executable program code stored therein for automatically generating object setup scripts, the computer executable program code comprising;

computer executable program code for presenting a form to a user in a graphical user interface of a reader on a computer, wherein the reader comprises an embedded scripting language;

computer executable program code for receiving user input in a set of fields within the form into a memory of the computer, wherein the form functions as a graphical checklist and the set of fields contains required fields;

computer executable program code for validating the user input by the computer to create validated input;

computer executable program code responsive to the validated input for generating a set of programming language object setup scripts using the validated input; and

computer executable program code for generating instructions for how to run the set of object setup scripts; and

executing the generated instructions for running the set of programming language object setup scripts.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer executable program code for generating the set of programming language object setup scripts using the validated input further includes:

computer executable program code for analyzing the set of fields as a set of objects;

computer executable program code for setting at least one variable to hold the value of the set of objects;

computer executable program code for using string manipulations to obtain the values from the set of fields to form pulled values; and

computer executable program code for entering the pulled values into the set of programming language object setup scripts.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the form is a graphical checklist that provides a visual relationship between one or more fields within the set of fields.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the visual relationship is distinguished by at least one of color, font, or shading.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the form is created using a scripting language.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, further including:

computer executable program code for automatically populating unpopulated fields within the set of fields using the validated input.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, further including:

computer executable program code for automatically populating unpopulated fields upon identification of a request to populate the unpopulated fields with sample entries.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the form is one of a display customized script, a procedure, a customized document, or a customized form.