International Business Machines Corporation

Jialin C Chen

Daniel Christopher Berg

Michael D Elder

Ritchard Leonard Schacher

Brad Lee Blancett

Jason Ashley Sholl

Charles Dyer Bridgham

Derek Francis Holt

John David Lanuti

Vijay Kumar Bhadriraju

A method, an apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for implementing dynamic function groups in a data processing system. An extensible framework is provided, which provides function groups to amalgamate extended sets of functionality by either vendor or purpose and allows the function groups to be dynamically enabled or disabled within a software application. A user may specify which extended sets of functionality are relevant and when to enable them. With the use of function groups, third party vendors may integrate added functionalities with existing ones in a software application, and indicate when these functionalities should be available to end-users without the need to duplicate code. The invention allows for the construction of other extensible frameworks including wizards, editors, and operations may also be extended with the use of function groups.

Method and apparatus for implementing dynamic function groups in a data processing system

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Jialin C Chen