Associating objects in multi-tenant systems
First Claim
1. A method of associating objects in a database, the method comprising:
- instantiating an activity object in the database that corresponds to data obtained from a first application associated with a user of a client device;
providing, within a second application on the client device, a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a contact object in the database; and
after receiving indication of the contact object by the first graphical user interface element;
associating the activity object with the contact object in the database by modifying a contact association field of the activity object to indicate the contact object;
identifying one or more objects in the database that are likely to be related to the activity object in the database based on the contact object;
providing, within the second application on the client device, a second graphical user interface element displaying the one or more objects and enabling indication of an opportunity object from among the one or more objects; and
after receiving indication of the opportunity object of the one or more objects by the second graphical user interface element, associating the activity object with the opportunity object in the database by modifying an opportunity association field of the activity object to indicate the opportunity object.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for associating objects in a database. An exemplary method involves identifying one or more objects in the database that are likely to be related to a first object in the database that is based on data obtained from a local application associated with a user and displaying the identified objects on a client device associated with the user. In exemplary embodiments, the identified objects are displayed in response to selection of a graphical user interface element enabling indication of a second object from among the one or more objects, wherein the first object is associated with the second object in the database after receiving indication of the second object. In one or more exemplary embodiments, the database is a multi-tenant database in a multi-tenant system providing instances of a virtual application to multiple tenants.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of associating objects in a database, the method comprising:
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instantiating an activity object in the database that corresponds to data obtained from a first application associated with a user of a client device; providing, within a second application on the client device, a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a contact object in the database; and after receiving indication of the contact object by the first graphical user interface element; associating the activity object with the contact object in the database by modifying a contact association field of the activity object to indicate the contact object; identifying one or more objects in the database that are likely to be related to the activity object in the database based on the contact object; providing, within the second application on the client device, a second graphical user interface element displaying the one or more objects and enabling indication of an opportunity object from among the one or more objects; and after receiving indication of the opportunity object of the one or more objects by the second graphical user interface element, associating the activity object with the opportunity object in the database by modifying an opportunity association field of the activity object to indicate the opportunity object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of associating an activity object in a multi-tenant database in a multi-tenant system providing a virtual application over a network to a plurality of tenants, the method comprising:
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instantiating the activity object in the multi-tenant database based on data obtained from a local application executing on a client device; providing, by the virtual application within a second application executing on the client device, a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a contact object in the multi-tenant database; after receiving indication of the contact object by the first graphical user interface element; associating the activity object with the contact object in the multi-tenant database by modifying a contact association field of the activity object to indicate the contact object; identifying a set of objects in the multi-tenant database associated with the contact object that are likely to be related to the activity object; providing, by the virtual application within the second application executing on the client device, a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of an opportunity object of the set of objects; displaying, by the virtual application within the second application, the set of objects in response to selection of the second graphical user interface element; and associating the activity object with the opportunity object in the multi-tenant database after receiving indication of the opportunity object from among the set of objects by modifying an opportunity association field of the activity object to indicate the opportunity object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory comprises computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:
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instantiate an activity object in a database coupled to the computer system based on data obtained from a first application associated with a user; provide, within a second application on a client device associated with the user, a first graphical user interface element enabling indication of a contact object in the database, the client device being coupled to the computer system over a network; and after receiving indication of the contact object by the first graphical user interface element; associate the activity object with the contact object in the database by modifying a contact association field of the activity object to indicate the contact object; identify one or more objects in the database that are likely to be related to the activity object in the database based on the contact object; provide, within the second application executing on the client device associated with the user, a second graphical user interface element enabling indication of an opportunity object from among the one or more objects, wherein the one or more objects are displayed within the second application in response to selection of the first graphical user interface element; and associate the activity object with the opportunity object in the database after receiving indication of the opportunity object from among the one or more objects by the second graphical user interface element by modifying an opportunity association field of the activity object to indicate the opportunity object.
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