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20090037828 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EDITING AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for editing an on-demand database service graphical user interface. These mechanisms and methods for editing an on-demand database service graphical user interface can enable embodiments to edit desired portions of the interface, in a more flexible manner. The ability of embodiments to provide such additional flexibility may lead to more efficient and effective interface editing. | 02-05-2009 |
20100332447 | IMPLEMENTING FORMULAS FOR CUSTOM FIELDS IN AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE - The efficiency and versatility for the implementation of formulas in an on-demand database is improved. Formulas are categorized. Based at least partly on the categorization, formulas are evaluated synchronously or asynchronously. An asynchronous evaluation may be performed if a certain set of criteria is not satisfied. Asynchronous evaluations may be performed using a queue. During an asynchronous update of an object, a counter field and/or an estimate field may be used respectively for indicating the consistency of values of the object and a time when the values were consistent. The versatility of formulas is enhanced by using a formula to create a default value for a custom field when it is created and to determine whether an action is to be performed, and is enhanced by having an action define when a formula is to be updated. | 12-30-2010 |
20110276945 | Validating Visual Components - Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer-readable media for validating components of a dynamic user interface in an on-demand multi-tenant service environment are disclosed. Organizations corresponding to tenants in the on-demand multi-tenant service environment are identified. A multi-tenant database system residing on multiple servers is provided for each of the identified organizations. Dynamic user interface pages associated with the organizations are identified. First and second compilation outputs based upon respective first and second invocations of a compiler configured to compile the one or more dynamic user interface pages are produced with reference to respective first and second builds of computer program code. Differences between the first and second compilation outputs are identified and presented in a user interface on a display device of the multi-tenant service environment. The differences can be identified by performing a comparison and selecting one or more differences that match a pattern specifier. | 11-10-2011 |
20110289140 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - Methods, devices and systems for providing a user interface in an on-demand software service environment are described. Some implementations involve receiving a component request from a first client device and building or retrieving component definitions corresponding to the component request. The implementations may also involve instantiating the component definitions and obtaining data and metadata for the component instances. Such implementations may also involve serializing the component definitions, component instances, the data and the metadata, and returning a response to the first client device. The response may include serialized instantiated component definitions, serialized data for the instantiated component definitions and serialized metadata for the instantiated component definitions. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289141 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - Methods, devices and systems for providing a user interface in an on-demand software service environment are described. Some implementations involve sending a request from a first apparatus to a second apparatus and receiving a response from the second apparatus. The response may include serialized instantiated component definitions, serialized data for the instantiated component definitions and serialized metadata for the instantiated component definitions. Such implementations may involve deserializing the response to create a metadata structure, traversing the metadata structure to create an instance data structure, traversing the instance data structure to render or re-render a page and displaying the page on a display of the first apparatus. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289425 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - Methods, devices and systems for providing a user interface in an on-demand software service environment are described. Some implementations involve displaying a rendered page, detecting the firing of an event in the rendered page and determining an event type for the event. The implementations may also involve ascertaining whether an action associated with the event is implemented in a server-side language or a client-side language, locating handlers for the event according to the event type and performing a handler execution process. These implementations may also involve executing a component re-rendering process to create a re-rendered page and displaying the re-rendered page. The component re-rendering process may be based, at least in part, on output from the handler execution process. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289476 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - Methods, devices and systems for providing a user interface in an on-demand software service environment are described. Some implementations involve receiving a component request from a first client device, locating class-level definition source code for a component definition corresponding to the component request, identifying the component definition within the source code, determining a language of the component definition and selecting a parser according to the language of the component definition. Such implementations may also involve parsing the source code to create the component definition and transmitting an intermediate representation of the requested component to the client device. The intermediate representation may allow the client device to create an instance of the requested component. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289479 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - Methods, devices and systems for providing a user interface in an on-demand software service environment are described. Some implementations involve receiving an indication of a component definition to instantiate. The component definition may be a portion of a component definition data structure. Such implementations may also involve instantiating the provided component, instantiating all remaining attributes of the component definition data structure to produce a component instance data structure and transmitting an intermediate representation of the indicated component to a client device. The intermediate representation may comprise a version of the component instance data structure. The intermediate representation may allow the client device to create an instance of the component in memory. | 11-24-2011 |
20120110023 | IMPLEMENTING FORMULAS FOR CUSTOM FIELDS IN AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE - The efficiency and versatility for the implementation of formulas in an on-demand database is improved. Formulas are categorized. Based at least partly on the categorization, formulas are evaluated synchronously or asynchronously. An asynchronous evaluation may be performed if a certain set of criteria is not satisfied. Asynchronous evaluations may be performed using a queue. During an asynchronous update of an object, a counter field and/or an estimate field may be used respectively for indicating the consistency of values of the object and a time when the values were consistent. The versatility of formulas is enhanced by using a formula to create a default value for a custom field when it is created and to determine whether an action is to be performed, and is enhanced by having an action define when a formula is to be updated. | 05-03-2012 |
20120209948 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A MOBILE HANDHELD DEVICE FROM A DATABASE SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a mobile handheld device from a database system is provided. The method embodiment includes receiving by a node hosting an information management service a request for data. The request is received from a network enabled mobile handheld device that has intermittent network connectivity. The information management service is configured for identifying unrequested anticipated data based on the requested data. In an embodiment, the anticipated data is identified based on a data request pattern associated with the requested data. Once identified, the requested data and the anticipated data is retrieved from a database system. The requested data and at least a portion of the anticipated data is sent to the network enabled mobile handheld device via a network. By providing anticipated data along with requested data, a mobile user has direct access to unrequested anticipated data when network connectivity is interrupted. | 08-16-2012 |
20120260191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 10-11-2012 |
20120317495 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 12-13-2012 |
20130055159 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IMPROVED TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE - A row displayed on a touchscreen surface of a portable electronic device is linked to a first resource and includes at least one link to a second resource. A technique allows the row to have a first tap target for accessing the first resource and a second tap target for accessing the second resource. An area of the first tap target is greater than an area of the second tap target. This provides a large surface area for tapping the first tap target in order to easily access the first resource. The second resource can still be accessed by tapping the second tap target. | 02-28-2013 |
20130097540 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 04-18-2013 |
20130117763 | API METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL SERVICE VIA AN APPLICATION SERVICES PLATFORM - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing access to an external service via an application services platform, utilizing an application program interface (API). These mechanisms and methods for providing access to an external service via an application services platform can enable embodiments to provide an effective way of allowing access to such external service without necessarily forcing access to the external service separately with respect to the application services platform. The ability of embodiments to provide such effective technique can enable the integration of an external service with an application services platform, thus allowing access to the external service in a more time effective manner. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117810 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CLIENT ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL SERVICE VIA AN APPLICATION SERVICES PLATFORM - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing a client access to an external service via an application services platform. These mechanisms and methods for providing a client access to an external service via an application services platform can enable embodiments to provide effective access to such external service without necessarily forcing the client to access the external service separately with respect to the application services platform. The ability of embodiments to provide such technique can enable the integration of an external service with an application services platform, thus allowing the client to access the external service in a more effective manner. | 05-09-2013 |
20130167122 | VALIDATING VISUAL COMPONENTS - Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer-readable media for validating components of a dynamic user interface in an on-demand multi-tenant service environment are disclosed. Organizations corresponding to tenants in the on-demand multi-tenant service environment are identified. A multi-tenant database system residing on multiple servers is provided for each of the identified organizations. Dynamic user interface pages associated with the organizations are identified. First and second compilation outputs based upon respective first and second invocations of a compiler configured to compile the one or more dynamic user interface pages are produced with reference to respective first and second builds of computer program code. Differences between the first and second compilation outputs are identified and presented in a user interface on a display device of the multi-tenant service environment. The differences can be identified by performing a comparison and selecting one or more differences that match a pattern specifier. | 06-27-2013 |
20130246935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246953 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A USER INTERFACE TO AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location. | 09-19-2013 |
20140258342 | IMPLEMENTING WORKFLOW FIELD FORMULAS - The efficiency and versatility for the implementation of formulas in an on-demand database is improved. Formulas are categorized. Based at least partly on the categorization, formulas are evaluated synchronously or asynchronously. An asynchronous evaluation may be performed if a certain set of criteria is not satisfied. Asynchronous evaluations may be performed using a queue. During an asynchronous update of an object, a counter field and/or an estimate field may be used respectively for indicating the consistency of values of the object and a time when the values were consistent. The versatility of formulas is enhanced by using a formula to create a default value for a custom field when it is created and to determine whether an action is to be performed, and is enhanced by having an action define when a formula is to be updated. | 09-11-2014 |
20150039682 | PROVIDING AN IMPROVED WEB USER INTERFACE FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING WEB APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for storing client-side information for identifying and requesting server-side actions. In some implementations, a computing device maintains a local cache storing client-side information maintained according to a local caching policy. The local cache includes responses received from the server in relation to performance of server-side actions based on requests previously communicated to the server. The local cache further includes an identifier of each server-side action associated with a respective response. The computing device receives, via a first component, a first request to perform a first server-side action. The computing device receives, via a second component, a second request to perform a second server-side action. The computing device determines, based on the local caching policy, that the first and second requests should be communicated to the server, and causes the first and second requests to be communicated to the server. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039999 | PROVIDING AN IMPROVED WEB USER INTERFACE FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING WEB APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for displaying in a web browser a presentation of a server-hosted web application with an embedded component. In some implementations, a computing device executes a web browser to generate a user interface providing a presentation of a web application hosted by an application server in communication with the computing device. The computing device displays the user interface on the display device, the user interface being generated based on an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) container, the user interface including one or more components of the web application hosted by the application server. The computing device provides an embedded component generated based on the HTML container in the user interface, the embedded component hosted by a component server in communication with the computing device, the component server being different from the application server. | 02-05-2015 |
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20100223284 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPORTING, PUBLISHING, BROWSING AND INSTALLING ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - A computer implemented method of developing computer applications, the method comprising providing to multiple users access, over a network, to information on a data center, with a subgroup of the users having access to a sub-portion of the information that is different from the sub-portion accessible by the remaining tenants of the subgroup; and communicating with the data center over the network employing a computer system associated with a user of the sub-group to establish application functionality with the sub-portion that may be accessed, over the network, by additional parties authorized by the user. Also disclosed is a machine-readable medium and a data center, both of which facilitate carrying-out the steps of the method. | 09-02-2010 |
20110196883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPORTING, PUBLISHING, BROWSING AND INSTALLING ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multi-tenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202508 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multi-tenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202911 | APPLICATION INSTALLATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ALLOWING A PACKAGE TO BE INSTALLED BY A THIRD PARTY - A computer implemented method of developing computer applications, the method comprising providing to multiple users access, over a network, to information on a data center, with a subgroup of the users having access to a sub-portion of the information that is different from the sub-portion accessible by the remaining tenants of the subgroup; and communicating with the data center over the network employing a computer system associated with a user of the sub-group to establish application functionality with the sub-portion that may be accessed, over the network, by additional parties authorized by the user. Also disclosed is a machine-readable medium and a data center, both of which facilitate carrying-out the steps of the method. | 08-18-2011 |
20120059807 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059862 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 03-08-2012 |
20120084266 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 04-05-2012 |
20120239629 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 09-20-2012 |
20120246120 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 09-27-2012 |
20120271857 | METHODS AND PROCEDURES TO PROVIDE COMPLETE TEST COPY ENVIRONMENT OF HOSTED APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods that create a duplicate database instance on which database testing may be performed. The techniques for creating a test database instance enable database testing to proceed without impacting other organization's access to their data in the database or corrupting an organization's data. The ability to allow one organization (“org”) to test their portion of a database without interrupting other organizations from using their portions of the database enables a database system to support more than one organization as tenants. | 10-25-2012 |
20120317146 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 12-13-2012 |
20130238605 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING A VISUAL COMPONENT FOR TENANTS OF AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating visual components for tenants of an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for creating visual components for tenants of an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to allow tenants to create reusable components for use in user defined interfaces, etc. The ability of embodiments to provide such feature may allow tenants to efficiently and effectively create interfaces. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239029 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING A RE-USABLE COMPONENT UTILIZING A MULTI-TENANT ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating a re-usable component for use in association with a multi-tenant on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for creating a re-usable component for use in association with a multi-tenant on-demand database service can allow the re-usable component to be utilized by multiple tenants of the multi-tenant on-demand database service. | 09-12-2013 |
20130246469 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPORTING, PUBLISHING, BROWSING AND INSTALLING ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - A computer implemented method of developing computer applications, the method comprising providing to multiple users access, over a network, to information on a data center, with a subgroup of the users having access to a sub-portion of the information that is different from the sub-portion accessible by the remaining tenants of the subgroup; and communicating with the data center over the network employing a computer system associated with a user of the sub-group to establish application functionality with the sub-portion that may be accessed, over the network, by additional parties authorized by the user. Also disclosed is a machine-readable medium and a data center, both of which facilitate carrying-out the steps of the method. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247028 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING ONE OR MORE METADATA OBJECTS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 09-19-2013 |
20150019590 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPORTING, PUBLISHING, BROWSING AND INSTALLING ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating, exporting, viewing and testing, and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries. The ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi-tenant database system, for example, to easily and efficiently import and export, and thus share, applications with other tenants in the multi-tenant environment. | 01-15-2015 |