Patent ID: 7746363
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for entering data in a data processing system having a display unit, comprising: providing a plurality of consecutive steps arranged to form a wizard guide via a display unit electrically coupled to a computer of the data processing system, each step being worked on expecting user input to perform a task defined by the wizard guide, each step being worked on having at least one of a first navigating step bar including text instructions for navigating to a preceding step, and a second navigating step bar including text instructions for navigating to a subsequent step, wherein the data entered in one of the plurality of steps is processed in the data processing system after the respective step; providing a plurality of views each containing respective alphanumeric characters, each view associated to one of the plurality of steps of the wizard guide; displaying at least some of the respective alphanumeric characters of each of the plurality of views in a display region on the display unit, wherein the views within the display region are changeable via a scrollbar, and wherein the scrollbar allows a scrolling over the steps; editing input data for at least one preceding step of the wizard guide without causing a processing termination of a present step of the wizard guide being worked on, and further wherein the displaying comprises concurrently displaying respective fields associated with the present step and with the at least one preceding step being edited, wherein at least some of the input data entered in said at least one preceding step of the wizard guide influences a processing of at least one subsequent step of the wizard guide being concurrently displayed; and requesting the user to rework said at least subsequent step of the wizard guide so that a reprocessing of said at least one subsequent step of the wizard guide is performed by the data processing system in view of the input data entered in said at least one preceding step of the wizard guide.