Appeal No. 95-5021
Application 07/929,082
1. A method in an object oriented programming environment within a data
processing system for enhancing the efficiency of entry of operator inputs into a plurality of
operator input fields utilizing a complex object, said method comprising the data
processing implemented steps of:
establishing said complex object within said object oriented programming
environment;
associating said complex object with an attribute, wherein said attribute is
associated with said plurality of operator input fields;
associating a plurality of objects with said complex object within said object
oriented programming environment, each of said plurality of objects being associated with
a different one of said plurality of operator input fields;
associating said different one of said plurality of operator input fields with a plurality
of operator inputs for each of said plurality of objects;
permitting an operator to select said attribute utilizing a graphical user interface
included within said data processing system;
in response to said operator selection of said attribute, utilizing said complex object
to automatically determine within said data processing system a plurality of permitted
combinations of said plurality of operator inputs, wherein each of said plurality of operator
inputs determined within said data processing system is associated with said different one
of said plurality of operator input fields for each of said plurality of objects;
presenting for selection by an operator said plurality of permitted combinations;
permitting an operator to select one of said plurality of permitted combinations;
and
in response to a selection of said one of said plurality of permitted combinations,
automatically entering each of said plurality of operator inputs included within said one of
said plurality of permitted combinations into said different one of said plurality of operator
input fields for each of said plurality of objects.
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