Patent ID: 9684526
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T

Claim:
1. A method of operating a data processing system wherein at least one generic computer program parameterized by one or more parameters is configured via a user interface defined at least in part according to a configuration template, the data processing system comprising execution time data and a plurality of configuration controls, including at least a first configuration control and a second configuration control, the first and second configuration controls comprising at least user interface portions and operational portions, the method comprising: rendering a first user interface based on the user interface portion of the first configuration control; receiving first user input through the first user interface, the first user input providing values for at least one of the one or more parameters for an instance of the at least one generic program; identifying the second configuration control by: rendering a second user interface based on the user interface portion of the identified second configuration control; and receiving second user input through the second user interface, the second user input providing values for at least one of the one or more parameters for the instance of the at least one generic program.