Patent Document ID: 7809770
Application ID: 11616415

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for performing an analysis of model metadata in a modeling environment, said method including: reading, by a computer-based system for performing said analysis of said model metadata in said modeling environment, a request from a client, wherein said request includes a model identifier and a presentation parameter; reading, by said computer-based system, a variable identifier, wherein said variable identifier is associated with said model identifier; reading, by said computer-based system, variable metadata, wherein said variable metadata is associated with said variable identifier; and, formatting, by said computer-based system, said variable identifier and said variable metadata in accordance with said presentation parameter to create model metadata.

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Claim 4:
4. The method of claim 1 , further including causing said variable metadata to be displayed when a cursor is placed over said variable identifier, wherein said variable metadata corresponds to said variable identifier.