Patent ID: 8060822

Claim:
A computer implemented system employing a user interface facilitating an inline modeless wizard comprising: one or more processor; and memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processor, implement a method for facilitating the inline modeless wizard, wherein the method comprises: displaying an object hierarchy structure having one or more expandable nodes; receiving user input indicating that one of the expandable nodes is to be expanded; displaying at least an initiator node upon expansion of the one of the expandable nodes, wherein the initiator node is displayed hierarchically beneath the one of the expandable nodes, wherein the initiator node is configured to facilitate creation of one or more new objects within the object hierarchy structure, wherein the initiator node includes a visual indication of an object type that will be created upon selection of the initiator node and wherein the object type is based at least in part on a context of the initiator node within the object hierarchy structure; receiving user input indicating that a create operation is to be initiated using the initiator node to create a new object of the object type; displaying the new object of the object type within the object hierarchy structure along with one or more user interface elements that are displayed with the new object and that indicate that one or more parameters associated with the new object are to be entered, wherein the one or more parameters are based at least in part on the object type of the new object; and displaying one or more visual cues that indicate that the create operation has been initiated but that the create operation is not yet fully complete, the one or more visual cues displayed contextually along with each of the one or more parameters to guide user input to assign one or more valid values for each of the one or more parameters to complete the create operation.