Patent ID: 8595260

Claim:
A method in a database system comprising operating a computer system to perform steps of: displaying a first view of a first database table using a current format that is either a first format to display data that is stored in the first database table, or a second format to display metadata that characterize the data that is stored in the first database table; displaying a second view of a second database table using a format same as the current format of the first view; applying data elements from the first view to the second view; changing data in the second database table according to how the data elements from the first view are applied to the second view; redisplaying the second view to reflect changes made to the second database table; receiving user input; and in response to receiving the user input, redisplaying the first view and the second view using a format, either the first format or the second format, that is different from the current format.