Patent ID: 7788259

Claim:
A computing system including a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, the computing system to provide information to a user comprising: a computer-implemented locating component to locate connection files associated with data sources including a data connection library associated with the connection files, wherein the connection files include local connection files that identify local data source connections and server connection files that identify server data source connections, the connection files to delineate connections to the data sources based in part on access at some time by an associated user; a computer-implemented collecting component to collect the located connection files; a computer-implemented organizing component to organize the collection of connection files; and a computer-implemented presenting component to present an at a glance user interface for data import including presenting the organized collection of connection files by simultaneously displaying connections including any local connections, server connections, and other existing connections based in part on the associated user's historical use of various data sources corresponding to the connection files as part of providing the user interface which includes displaying distinct contextual information about each data source corresponding to each connection file for user interaction, the presenting component further configured to present the collection of connection files after organizing the collection of connection files according to a connection type that includes a local connection type, a server connection type, and a type that is based in part on a file extension, wherein the at a glance user interface can be used to select, modify, and add connection files for associated data sources.