Patent ID: 7139762

Claim:
A computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, perform a method for eliminating records from a records list, the method comprising the steps of: displaying the records list within a single graphical user interface, wherein the records list includes a plurality of records; displaying a checkbox associated with each record in the records list; displaying a criteria button corresponding to a first field of each record in the records list; determining whether the checkbox associated with a first record in the records list has been de-selected; removing the first record from the records list in response to a determination that the checkbox associated with the first record has been de-selected; receiving a selection of the criteria button; in response to receiving the selection of the criteria button, providing a unique values list, wherein the unique values list includes unique values found in the first fields of the records in the records list; receiving a selection of a unique value from the unique values list; determining whether the first field of a second record in the records list includes the selected unique value; if the first field of the second record does not include the selected unique value, then removing the second record from the records list; editing a third record of the list of records; and in response to editing the third record of the records list, automatically selecting the checkbox associated with the third record to maintain the third record in the records list.