Patent ID: 7428699
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving sample data having a hierarchical structure; presenting to a user a graphical representation of a sample hierarchy of elements, the sample hierarchy representing the hierarchical structure of the sample data; receiving input from the user selecting two or more elements from the graphical representation to identify two or more selected elements from the sample hierarchy, the two or more elements being a subset of the elements in the sample hierarchy and where selecting an element includes displaying a parameter menu having a plurality of selection parameters and receiving input from the user selecting one or more of the selection parameters to associate with the selected element, the plurality of selection parameters including at least a bindable parameter and a non-bindable parameter; defining a template structure that identifies the two or more selected elements from the sample hierarchy and identifying a corresponding access path for each identified element; and using the template structure to access source data having a hierarchical structure corresponding to the sample hierarchy, and where the template structure defines a view of the source data corresponding to the selected elements and their associated selected elements.