Form layout method and system
AssigneeAccenture Global Services Limited
InventorsJonathan E. Peters, Matthew R. Foster
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Abstract
A form layout system includes a form layout tool that provides a flexible way to lay out forms on a web page. The form layout tool configures a web configuration file with the location of form layout styles, and uses the form layout styles, a number of columns, a number of fields, and a “size” of each field to include in the component of a page layout to create a page layout for a target application. The form layout tool generates a revised application page with the created page layout by applying the form layout style to the created page layout.
Claims14
A computer system comprising:
- a computer memory operable to store form layout tool instructions;
- a database operable to store a plurality of form layout styles;
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- a processor in communication with the memory and the database, by executing the form layout tool instructions the processor is operable to:
- receive a target application identifier, wherein the target application comprises a plurality of application pages comprising data fields located thereon;
- configure a web configuration file with the location of the form layout styles;
- create a page layout for the target application from the plurality of pages, using a form layout style from the plurality of form layout styles, and receiving layout parameters to include on the page layout;
- generate, using the form layout tool instructions, a revised application page with the created page layout by utilizing a division (DIV) to conduct a tableless design, applying the form layout style from the plurality of form layout styles as specified by the created page layout, and dynamically assembling the application page according to a class of the DIV;
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- execute the target application with the created page layout.
A method for generating a form on page displayed on a display device, the method comprising:
- storing form layout tool instructions in a computer memory;
- storing in a database form layout styles;
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- executing the form layout tool instructions with a processor, the instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- receive a target application identifier, wherein the target application comprises a plurality of application pages comprising data fields located thereon;
- configure a web configuration file with the location of the form layout styles;
- create a page layout for the target application from the plurality of pages, using a form layout style from the plurality of form layout styles, and receiving layout parameters to include on the page layout;
- generate a revised application page with the created page layout by utilizing a division (DIV) to conduct a tableless design, applying the form layout style from the plurality of form layout styles as specified by the created page layout, and dynamically assembling the application page according to a class of the DIV;
- execute the target application with the created page layout.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.