Dynamic view computation and display

US8881056B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Hilmar Demant · Neustadt an der Orla, DE
• Sebastian Droll · Heidelberg, DE
• Joachim Fitzer · Schriesheim, DE
• Ioannis Grammatikakis · Frankenthal (Pfalz), DE
• Jan Heiler · Walldorf, DE
• Juergen Sattler · Wiesloch, DE
• Frank Schertel · Mannheim, DE
• Markus Viol · Walldorf, DE
• Thorsten Weber · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2010
• Grant date: Nov 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F9/451
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for displaying objects in client GUI. A lead selection and scoping information is used to determine whether the object is viewable, and the object is rendered only if it is at least partially viewable. The lead selection and scoping information is used to determine whether data is needed to render the object, and data is received from a corresponding object on a server only if it is needed to render the object. Determining whether the object is viewable in the GUI can be based on declaratively marked entities within the object's view and on view calculation rules. Determining whether data is needed to render the object can be based on declaratively marked entities within the object's data model such as flags indicating whether the data field is valid or whether the binding of the data field to a data source is valid.