SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING AN ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH A RECORD

• US 20110219338A1
• Filed: 11/12/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Schneider, Elena
• Granted Patent: US 9,477,369 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/33 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/968 interface for database querying and retrieval

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing an action associated with a record. These mechanisms and methods for performing an action associated with a record can enable improved data access, simplify and expedite a user'"'"'s workflow, etc.

Claims

1. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium, comprising:

computer code for identifying a record of a multi-tenant on-demand database system;

computer code for displaying one or more actions associated with the record;

computer code for performing one of the actions associated with the record, based on a selection of one of the actions.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the record is able to be viewed in one or more contexts.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the record is associated with one or more objects of the system.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more objects of the system provide a context in which the record is accessed.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the one or more actions include viewing the record in a particular context.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the one or more actions include performing an action on the record.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more actions associated with the record are displayed to a user in response to the selection of the record by the user.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more actions associated with the record are displayed to the user in response to the user right clicking on an icon associated with the record.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more actions is performed by accessing metadata associated with the record.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer program product is operable such that metadata that describes one or more objects that are associated with the record and/or one or more contexts in which a record can be viewed are stored in association with the record.

11. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein identifying the record includes selecting the record.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer program product is operable such that a user selects the record utilizing a graphical user interface.

13. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the record includes an identifier.

14. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the action includes building a chart utilizing the record.

15. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the action includes performing one or more calculations on the record.

16. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the action includes adding a record to an object.

17. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the user selects one of the displayed actions associated with the record.

18. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein one or more objects include one or more of a collection of a particular employment position within the system, a collection of contacts within the system, a collection of accounts within the system, and a collection of opportunities within the system.

19. A method, comprising:

identifying a record of a multi-tenant on-demand database system;

displaying one or more actions associated with the record;

performing one of the actions associated with the record, based on a selection of one of the actions.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

identifying a record of a multi-tenant on-demand database system;

displaying one or more actions associated with the record;

performing one of the actions associated with the record, based on a selection of one of the actions.

21. A method for transmitting code for use in a multi-tenant database system on a transmission medium, the method comprising:

transmitting code for identifying a record of a multi-tenant on-demand database system;

transmitting code for displaying one or more actions associated with the record;

transmitting code for performing one of the actions associated with the record, based on a selection of one of the actions.