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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Joseph Skeffington Wholey, Iii, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brond Larson, Holliston, MA (US);
Glenn John Allin, Arlington, MA (US);
Tim Wakeling, Andover, MA (US);
Martin A. Serrano, Charlestown, MA (US);
Craig W. Stanfill, Waltham, MA (US);
Joseph Skeffington Wholey, III, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brond Larson, Holliston, MA (US);
Glenn John Allin, Arlington, MA (US);
Tim Wakeling, Andover, MA (US);
Martin A. Serrano, Charlestown, MA (US);
Craig W. Stanfill, Waltham, MA (US);
Ab Initio Software Corporation, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and program for providing runtime graph parameters and conditional components for data flow graphs. Runtime parameters allow an application builder to defer the value of a parameter setting to runtime. The values of runtime parameters may be supplied by the end user or be derived from a combination of other runtime parameters or objects stored in an object repository. A developer may specify a prompt for each parameter and the conditions for displaying the prompt, which are used to determine a graphical user interface control for receiving the parameter value. A conditional components mechanism permits changes to a graph structure based on parameter values and computed metadata. Each component of a graph has a condition which controls whether or not that component will appear in the graph at runtime. The condition can be computed directly or indirectly through runtime parameters.