Online service development tool with fee setting capabilities

A system for specifying fees for an entity associated with an online service comprising:

• (a) means associated with an object of the online service for defining at least one of a plurality of triggering actions for a fee;
• (b) means associated with a triggering action for defining a fee specification for the entity;
• (c) means for editing a plurality of fee specifications for the entity;
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• (d) means for storing the plurality of fee specifications using the editing means.

A system for determining a fee for an entity associated with an online service, comprising:

• (a) means for detecting at least one of a plurality of actions on an object of the online service, said object being associated with an action;
• (b) means, operative in response to detection of the action, for identifying a fee specification for the action and the object associated with the action;
• (c) means for utilizing the fee specification to define the fee for the entity;
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• (d) means for storing a plurality of fee specifications.

A system for developing an online service with a computer, comprising:

• (a) a first editing module for displaying and enabling editing of relationships among document objects of the online service;
• (b) a second editing module for enabling editing of individual document objects of the online service;
• (c) a mechanism for invoking the second editing module in response to selection of a document object in the first editing module;
• (d) means associated with said document object of the online service for defining at least one of a plurality of triggering actions for a fee;
• (e) means associated with a triggering action for defining a fee specification for an entity;
• (f) means for editing the fee specification for the entity;
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• (g) means for storing a plurality of fee specifications using at least one of said first editing module and said second editing module.

A system for developing an online service with a computer, comprising:

• (a) a viewing module for displaying relationships among and enabling selection of document objects of the online service;
• (b) an editing module for editing individual document objects of the online service;
• (c) a linking mechanism for invoking the editing module in response to selection of a document object in the viewing module;
• (d) means associated with said document object of the online service for defining at least one of a plurality of triggering actions for a fee;
• (e) means associated with a triggering action for defining a fee specification for an entity;
• (f) means for editing the fee specification for the entity;
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• (g) means for storing a plurality of fee specifications using the viewing module and the editing module.

A system for editing fee structures of an online service with a computer, comprising:

• (a) means for displaying a visual representation of a fee specification having user-modifiable portions, wherein a user-modifiable portion is provided for entry of an indication of a document object of the online service, an indication of an event in connection with the document object, and a fee formula;
• (b) means for receiving user input to edit a fee specification using the visual representation and for storing edited fee specifications;
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• (c) means for storing a plurality of fee specifications defined using the means for displaying and means for receiving.