Patent ID: 8819081
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, which when executed implements a method for rule-based performance of actions on related objects, the method comprising: providing a first graphical user interface (GUI) associated with a first object and having an option for configuring at least one rule associated with the first object, the configuring including inputting one or more characteristics of the at least one rule; receiving via the first GUI a selection of the option for configuring the at least one rule associated with the first object; providing a second GUI associated with the option for configuring the at least one rule associated with the first object in response to the selection of the option for configuring the at least one rule, where the second GUI includes for each of the at least one rule: receiving via the second GUI a configuration of the at least one rule associated with the first object; creating the at least one rule associated with the first object, based on the received configuration; storing the created at least one rule in association with the first object; identifying a first action performed on the first object; identifying the at least one rule stored in association with the first object when the first action is performed on the first object; evaluating the identified at least one rule associated with the first object; and conditionally performing at least one second action associated with the second object related to the first object, based on the evaluation of the at least one rule.