Dynamic generation of formatted user interfaces in software environments

摘要

Methods and systems for selecting multiple entities of a model or models to set or change data of the multiple entities together in a modeling environment are disclosed. When users create or edit a model or models, information on the entities of the model or models is provided to the users so that the users can select multiple entities in the model or models. On the selection of the multiple entities in the model or models, the modeling environment dynamically generates a user interface for the selected entities of the model or models for displaying, setting or changing data of the selected entities together. The user interface may display data of the selected entities that is not common to all of the selected entities in a different manner so that the users can identify common data of the selected entities.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, using a processor, an indication of a selected group of entities, the selected group comprising a plurality of entities, the entities:
being associated with one or more properties,including at least one entity from a first object, andincluding at least one entity from a second object; determining, using the processor, a group of properties for the plurality of entities, where the group of properties is defined by at least one set operation; identifying, using the processor, an edit operation to be performed on at least one of the properties of the group of properties; and applying, using the processor, the edit operation to the entities associated with the at least one property.