Patent ID: 9633200
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: creating a first sandbox responsive to a sandbox creation request received from a first user, wherein the first sandbox represents an alternate version of a base version, and further wherein the first sandbox is accessible only by the first user; visually presenting to the first user information pertaining to the first sandbox and information pertaining to the base version; saving changes by the first user to the information pertaining to the first sandbox; publishing the first sandbox responsive to a publish request received from the first user so that the first sandbox may be accessed by users other than the first user; generating a difference version that allows the first user to see an impact of the changes by the first user to the information pertaining to the first sandbox prior to the publishing, wherein the impact of the changes includes at least a first change to a value in the first sandbox as a result of the changes; saving subsequent changes by the first user to the information pertaining to the first sandbox; and allowing the first user to see an impact of the subsequent changes by the first user to the information pertaining to the first sandbox prior to the publishing, wherein the impact of the subsequent changes includes at least a second change to a value in the first sandbox as a result of the subsequent changes.