System and method for browser creation and maintenance of forms

Method for the creation and maintenance of forms in rooms within collaboration space, comprising the steps of:

• creating a form definition by operating a user browser to define fields that make uD a new form, including
• operating said browser to select from a forms page a new form action;
• presenting at said browser a form name field, an add fields action selector, and a workflow attributes entry field;
• responsive to user selection of said add fields action selector, presenting at said browser a list of field tyre definitions for a new field;
• responsive to user selection of a field type definition, associating with said new field a field note defining the attributes of said new field;
• responsive to user selection of said new form action and creation of said field note, associating with said new form a form note defining form layout and linking said field note;
• receiving from said user browser said form definition including said form note and linked field notes that make up said new form object;
• and
• storing said form definition in an object store;
• thereby creating a collaboration space object by associating with each said form object a form note object and with each said field a field note object.

A method for creating and using a new form, comprising the steps of:

• displaying at a user browser a customize page including a forms page selection button and, responsive to actuation of said forms page selection button, a new form button;
• displaying at said browser one or more screens by which said user may name said form, the fields in said form, the workflow attributes of said form, and add fields;
• associating with said form a form note;
• responsive to user selection of said add fields, displaying a list of field types;
• responsive to user selection of a field type, associating with each said field a field note;
• and
• creating a place object from said form note and said field notes, and storing said place object to an object store.

A method for defining, storing and manipulating a data form in collaboration space, comprising the steps of:

• interactively accepting from a user at a browser data fields definitions and a data type for each said data fields, and defining workflow steps for said data form;
• interactively accepting from said first user at said browser form data and storing said form data in an object store at a server at a location defined by said user;
• and
• interactively enabling a second user at a browser to use and manipulate said form.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for creating and maintaining forms in rooms within collaboration space, said method steps comprising:

• receiving from a user browser a form definition including a form layout and descriptive fields that make up said new form object;
• creating a collaboration space object by associating with each said form object a form note object and with each said field a field note object;
• and
• storing said collaboration space object in an object store.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a computer useable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for creating and maintaining forms in rooms within collaboration space, the computer readable program means in said article of manufacture comprising:
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to effect receiving from a user browser a form definition including a form layout and descriptive fields that make up said new form object;
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to effect creating a collaboration space object by associating with each said form object a form note object and with each said field a field note object;
• and
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to effect storing said collaboration space object in an object store.

A computer program product or computer program element for creating and maintaining forms in rooms within collaboration space, according to the steps of:

• receiving from a user browser a form definition including a form layout and descriptive fields that make up said new form object;
• creating a collaboration space object by associating with each said form object a form note object and with each said field a field note object;
• and
• storing said collaboration space object in an object store.