GENERATING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FROM A COMMAND SYNTAX FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AS ONE COMPUTER SYSTEM

摘要

A graphical user interface can be automatically generated from a command syntax for managing multiple computer systems as one computer system. The command synta x is represented using an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) document file, an XML schema file, and a text description file. The XML document file, XML schema file, and text descripti on file are maintained on a server and downloaded to a client as required. A user interface program uses the XML document, XML schema, and text descriptions to generate a "Wizard" that comprises the graphical user interface, wherein the Wizard provides a series of step-by-step dialogs for assisting the operator in creating a command from the command syntax.