Patent ID: 8200714

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: generating a data tree in at least one memory by parsing a first extensible markup language (XML) file, stored in at least one tangible computer-readable medium, utilizing at least one processing unit, the data tree comprising a plurality of nodes; reading at least one default setting request for at least one node of the plurality of nodes from a second XML file, stored in the at least one tangible computer-readable medium, utilizing the at least one processing unit, the at least one default setting request comprising a specified default data generation code location of default data generation code to generate a default data value when executed; generating the default data value for the at least one node by executing the default data generation code from the specified default data generation code location utilizing the at least one processing unit; and modifying the data tree by recording the default data value for the at least one node in the data tree.