Patent ID: 9152656
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for creating and reusing custom data types in a database, comprising: providing a user interface gallery displaying a plurality of rows of default data types, the displayed plurality of rows of the default data types comprising a plurality of disparate data types and a plurality of data type categories, the user interface gallery further displaying at least one of the plurality of data type categories as one of the default data types in another one of the plurality of data type categories, the default data types being associated with a displayed database, the default data types being utilized in creating the custom data types; receiving, by the computer, a selection of a first field and a second field from a database table in the database, the first field and the second field comprising a set of field properties; receiving, in the user interface gallery, an input to initiate saving the field properties associated with the selected first field and second field for creating a custom data type; generating a dialog for receiving custom data type information, the custom data type information including any one of: a name, an icon, a category, a preview image or a description; saving the field properties and the custom data type information as the custom data type; displaying the custom data type in the user interface gallery; receiving a selection of the custom data type from the user interface gallery, the custom data type comprising a plurality of the default data types displayed in the user interface gallery; and reusing the custom data type in the database.