Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Microsoft Corporation

Thibaut Vial

Allan Folting

Robert G Hawking

Chad B Rothschiller

Juha P Niemisto

Ramakrishnan Natarajan

Kelly J Lynch

Marise Chan

Chris Whytock

Maxim B Oustiougov

Joon Chang

A graphical user interface for creating a data summary table includes a data summary table including a plurality of fields, and a filtering pane programmed to apply filters to items in the fields of the data summary table, the filtering pane including a field selector control, wherein the field selector control is programmed to allow for selection of a field of the fields in the data summary table to define filtering for the field.

Filtering user interface for a data summary table

Methods to allow, suppress, or reformulate a presentation of a UI element invoked by a computer program are provided. One method includes applying an administrator-configurable heuristic to determine whether to allow a native presentation of the UI element, to suppress the native presentation of the UI element, or to enable a reformulated presentation of the UI element. The method further includes one or more of suppressing and reformulating the UI element in accordance with a determination of the heuristic.

Suppressing unwanted UI experiences

Methods and systems are provided for managing the application of one or more XML data mappings or one or more XML schema files to a spreadsheet application workbook. One or more XML schema files for associating to the spreadsheet workbook are obtained. Each schema file is iterated to determine if one or more additional schema files are identified in each of the obtained schema files. Each obtained schema is parsed to determine data definitions, elements, attributes, structure, and simple data content required by each schema file for valid XML data. All obtained schema files are combined to create a unified schema definition. A single root element is selected to serve as a root element for the generalized instance structure. A generalized instance structure of the unified schema definition is built representing all available elements, attributes or simple data content of the unified schema definition that may be applied to the spreadsheet application workbook. A tree view of the generalized instance structure is displayed for providing a visual representation of the instance structure of the unified schema definition representing elements, attributes, structure, and simple data content of the XML defined by the unified schema definition that may be validly applied to the spreadsheet workbook according to the generalized instance structure. Writing pointers to the XML map object expresses a relationship between workbook locations and XML elements.

Management of markup language data mappings available to a spreadsheet application workbook

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