Configurable column display of information at a web client

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not transitory signal per se, and the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

• receive a definition of adjustable user settings from the user;
• receive input from the user after the receiving the definition of the adjustable user settings;
• retrieve data based on the input;
• generate a tabular display of the data according to default settings and the user settings;
• and
• transmit the tabular display to the user,
• wherein:
• the default settings comprise a column name, a default display column order, a default sort column order, and a default sort order, and
• the user settings comprise a user display column order, a user sort column order, and a user sort order.

A method for deploying an application for displaying information from a website in tabular form, comprising:

• providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
• receive a definition of adjutsble user settings from a user;
• receive input from a user after receiving the definition of the adjustable user settings;
• retrieve data based on the input;
• generate a tabular display of the data according to default settings and the user settings;
• and
• transmit the tabular display to the user,
• wherein:
• the default settings comprise a column name, a default display column order, a default sort column order, and a default sort order, and
• the user settings comprise a user display column order, a user sort column order, and a user sort order.

A system, comprising:

• a computer having a processor;
• a server application running on the computer and structured and arranged to:
• receive a definition of adjustable user settings from a user;
• receive input from the user after the receiving the definition of the adjustable user settings;
• retrieve data based on the input;
• generate a tabular display of the data according to default settings and the user settings of the user;
• and transmit the tabular display to the user;
• and
• a client application structured and arranged to display the tabular display,
• wherein:
• the default settings comprise a column name, a default display column order, a default sort column order, and a default sort order, and
• the user settings comprise a user display column order, a user sort column order, and a user sort order.

A system comprising:

• a server having a processor and a database containing data associated with default settings and predefined adjustable user settings, wherein the default settings comprise a column name, a default display column order, a default sort column order, and a default sort order, and the user settings comprise a user display column order, a user sort column order, and a user sort order, and
• at least one of a hardware and a software component for receiving input from a user, retrieving data based upon the input, generating a tabular display, and transmitting the tabular display to the user,
• wherein the system generates the tabular display according to the default settings and the user settings;
• wherein the user settings are adjustable using a graphical user interface (GUI) that is separate from a display window having the tabular display;
• wherein the system is further configured to:
• receive a request to adjust the user settings;
• as a result of the receiving the request, present the user with the GUI for editing the user settings;
• receive data defining the user settings via the GUI, wherein the data includes the user display column order, the user sort column order, and the user sort order;
• and
• store the user settings based on the received data;
• and
• wherein the system is further configured to generate the tabular display using the stored user settings.