Troy David Spencer

US Patent:

53054342, Apr 19, 1994

Filed:

Mar 30, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/861357

Inventors:

David J. Ballard - Austin TX
Carrie J. Bracht - Round Rock TX
Gayle E. Fisher - Round Rock TX
Michael E. Payne - Austin TX
Troy D. Spencer - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1562

US Classification:

395155

Abstract:

In a relational database system, facility is provided for a navigator controlling a procedure executor and a panel executor. Procedures are specified by a procedural language which includes current panel operations being permitted as a panel commands in the procedural language. The panel may call these procedures and the procedures may thus include panel actions executed by the panel executor upon being called. The procedure monitors the state of the current panel which may comprise monitoring multiple fields and may effect changes thereto automatically and as a function of the monitoring, as well as direct commitment of data in the panel. Provision is further made for looping logic in the procedures whereby batch panels are effected without the need for user interaction.