Control for selecting data query and visual configuration

摘要

Searches in data repositories are facilitated by a control displayed in a computer user interface. The control is capable of presenting a plurality of search options that a user can select for execution. Each search option specifies both an associated predetermined query to be performed on a data repository and an associated predetermined visual configuration for displaying a result of the predetermined query. An input from the user is received that selects one of the plurality of search options presented by the computer user interface control. The predetermined data repository query associated with the selected search option is performed, and the result of the query is displayed using the associated predetermined visual configuration. Search options having identical predetermined queries may be associated with different visual configurations. Search options associated with the same visual configuration may have different predetermined queries. The queries may be defined by the user.