Patent ID: 8689126

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for identifying script dependencies between form objects, the form objects being part of a form created in a form design application, the form being configured for use in a form rendering application, said method comprising: rendering on a display device a plurality of form objects arranged on a form within a software development environment, the plurality of form objects comprise at least a form button; identifying, within the software development environment, with a processing device a script that performs a function; determining, within the software development environment, with the processing device references in the script to the plurality of form objects; flagging, within the software development environment, the plurality of form objects corresponding to the references as related form objects; rendering on the display device a graphical indication of the related form objects within the software development environment, wherein the rendering of the graphical indication of the related form objects occurs when a mouse cursor is positioned over the form button and the graphical indication is at least one arrow or line; and rendering on the display device a window displaying the script having at least one line of the script associated with the related form objects distinguished upon selection of the graphical indication of related form objects.