Preview related action list

• US 9,336,499 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2011
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Workday Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Workday Incorporated
• Inventors: Mahmood, Khurram, Bonadio, Michael, Christmann, Lance
• Primary Examiner(s): Theriault, Steven B
• Application Number:
  US13/088,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20110197138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,852 Days
• Field of Search: 715/808, 715/809, 715/810, 715/705
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources

Abstract

Previewing content included in an enterprise database associated with an enterprise system is disclosed. A first indication is received for an overlay object associated with an object from the enterprise database that is being displayed. an action list is dynamically determined associated with the object being displayed using a first method to retrieve actions from the enterprise system that are associated with the object being displayed. The action list is provided to the overlay object. Content associated with the object is dynamically determined using a second method to retrieve content from the enterprise system. The content is provided to the overlay object. The overlay object is displayed to preview the content included in the enterprise database and to provide the action list.

Claims

1. A system for previewing content included in an enterprise database associated with an enterprise system comprising:

a processor executing instructions comprising;

provide a display of objects in the enterprise database;

receive a first indication from a user to display a preview associated with a selected object stored in the enterprise database;

dynamically determine an action list associated with the selected object including by using a first method to retrieve, from the enterprise system, actions that are executed with respect to the selected object, wherein the first method includes a run-time determination and retrieval of the action list based at least in part on one or more attributes associated with the user, wherein one of the one or more attributes associated with the user comprises a user role;

dynamically determine content associated with the selected object using a second method to retrieve content from the enterprise system, wherein retrieving content comprises selecting a subset of information of the selected object to provide summary information of the selected object based on the user role and security permissions of the user, wherein the second method to retrieve content further comprises a method associated with the selected object, wherein the second method further comprises a processing step of the subset of information of the selected object, wherein the processing step comprises traversing object relationships from the selected object to find and provide the summary information; and

provide the content and the action list for display side by side in the preview, wherein the preview is an overlay; and

a non-transitory memory coupled with the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

2. The system as in claim 1, wherein the first indication comprises a click.

3. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processing step further comprises selecting the subset of information from available information associated with the selected object.

4. The system as in claim 1, wherein the one or more attributes associated with the user includes an authorization associated with the user.

5. The system as in claim 4, wherein the authorization associated with the user includes authorization to perform at least one of the following:

view, add, edit, and delete data stored in the enterprise database.

6. The system as in claim 1, wherein the one or more attributes associated with the user includes a privilege associated with the user.

7. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the action list is further based at least in part on a state associated with the selected object associated with the first indication.

8. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the action list is further based at least in part on a class associated with the selected object associated with the first indication.

9. The system as in claim 8, wherein the class associated with the selected object comprises one of the following:

position, organization, business site, worker, employee, applicant, and event.

10. The system as in claim 1, wherein providing the action list comprises enabling displaying the action list for the user.

11. The system as in claim 1, wherein the action list includes at least one of the following:

change withholding, terminate employment, view vacation time available, contact by phone, contact by email, view emergency contact information, order supplies, report inventory, display directions, and display directory.

12. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processing step further comprises a graphing step of the subset of information.

13. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the content to display includes an aggregated statistic of content associated with the selected object.

14. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the content to display includes a graph of content associated with the selected object.

15. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the content to display is based at least in part on an authorization associated with the user.

16. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the content to display is based at least in part on a role associated with the user.

17. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the content to display is based at least in part on a privilege associated with the user.

18. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the content to display is based at least in part on a state associated with the object associated with the first indication.

19. The system as in claim 1, wherein determining the content to display is based at least in part on a class associated with the object associated with the first indication.

20. The system as in claim 1, wherein the role associated with the user is one of the following:

manager, supervisor, vice president, board member, super user, visitor, guest human resource partner, recruiter, system administrator, staff personnel, and temporary worker.

21. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processing step further comprises a charting step of the subset of information associated with the selected object.

22. The system as in claim 1, wherein the processing step further comprises an aggregating step of the subset of information.

23. A method of previewing content included in an enterprise database associated with an enterprise system comprising:

providing a display of objects in the enterprise database;

receiving, from a user, a first indication to display a preview associated with a selected object stored in the enterprise database;

dynamically determining, using a processor, an action list associated with the selected object including by using a first method to retrieve, from the enterprise system, actions that are executed with respect to the selected object, wherein the first method includes a run-time determination and retrieval of the action list based at least in part on one or more attributes associated with the user, wherein one of the one or more attributes associated with the user comprises a user role;

dynamically determining content associated with the selected object using a second method to retrieve content from the enterprise system, wherein retrieving content comprises selecting a subset of information of the selected object to provide a summary of the selected object based on the user role and security permissions of the user, wherein the second method to retrieve content further comprises a method associated with the selected object, wherein the second method further comprises a processing step of the subset of information of the selected object, wherein the processing step comprises traversing object relationships from the selected object to find and provide the summary information; and

providing the content and the action list for display side by side in the preview, wherein the preview is an overlay.

24. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions for:

providing a display of objects in an enterprise database;

receiving, from a user, a first indication to display a preview associated with a selected object stored in the enterprise database;

dynamically determining an action list associated with the selected object including by using a first method to retrieve, from the enterprise system, actions that are executed with respect to the selected object, wherein the first method includes a run-time determination and retrieval of the action list based at least in part on one or more attributes associated with the user, wherein one of the one or more attributes associated with the user comprises a user role;

dynamically determining content associated with the selected object using a second method to retrieve content from the enterprise system, wherein retrieving content comprises selecting a subset of information of the selected object to provide summary information of the selected object based on the user role of the user, wherein the second method to retrieve content further comprises a method associated with the selected object, wherein the second method further comprises a processing step of the subset of information of the selected object, wherein the processing step comprises traversing object relationships from the selected object to find and provide the summary information; and

providing the content and the action list for display side by side in the preview, wherein the preview is an overlay.