Patent ID: 7421450

Claim:
A method for creating development tool for controlling a component of an application by referencing a relational database structure, the method comprising: defining a taxonomy from a hierarchical review of use-context and leaf nodes of the data in the database structure, the taxonomy including a plurality of object control format categories; storing the taxonomy in a database; receiving, from a user, a category selection corresponding to at least one of the plurality of categories of the taxonomy; defining category data with default values, in accordance with the category selection; applying data, from the database, corresponding to the category selection and default category data values to a view based on the selected category and default category data values; and generating the development tool for controlling the component of the application, including a user interface and an associated functionality, corresponding to the applying of data; wherein the development tool provides an association between the user interface and the database structure enabling real-time, automatic updating of the development tool in response to changes to the database structure.