In-Line Scheduling via Drag-and-Drop in Multi-Tenant Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional database systems lack convenient calendaring applications, making it cumbersome and inefficient for users to schedule events, as they require navigating multiple screens and performing multiple view changes.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of in-line scheduling in a database system, which allows simultaneous display of a list view and a calendar view, enabling users to efficiently schedule events by dragging and dropping information directly onto the calendar, reducing the need for multiple view changes and improving user efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional database systems use separate screens for contact management and calendar scheduling, then data integrity and system modularity are maintained, but user efficiency and productivity deteriorate due to multiple view changes and screen navigation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the contact list view and calendar view into a single integrated interface. Users can simultaneously view contacts and their calendar events without switching screens. The contact list and calendar are merged into one display area, allowing users to drag and drop events directly from the contact view to the calendar view, eliminating the need for multiple screen changes and significantly improving scheduling efficiency.
2Productivity
If the system displays only one view at a time (either contact list or calendar), then interface simplicity is maintained, but user efficiency deteriorates due to the need to switch between views
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated view is segmented into distinct functional areas: a contact list section and a calendar section, both visible simultaneously within the same interface. This segmentation allows users to access both views without switching screens while maintaining clear visual separation of functions. The drag-and-drop functionality bridges these segments, enabling efficient event creation directly from the contact list to the calendar.
3Loss of time
If users must navigate through multiple screens to schedule an event, then system security and data isolation are maintained, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-loading both the contact list and calendar view simultaneously in the interface. Contact information is pre-associated with their relevant calendar events, and the drag-and-drop functionality is pre-configured to automatically create events when users drop contacts onto calendar time slots. This eliminates the need for users to manually navigate through multiple screens and perform intermediate steps, significantly reducing the time required to schedule events.
Data Source
AI summary
A mechanism for providing in-line scheduling in an on-demand service in a database system is proved. The mechanism provides a multi-tenant database that stores client scheduling information, client customer contact information, and enables drag and drop event scheduling. In a multi-tenant database, a system for managing client customer contact information and event scheduling is established, which is useful for a tenant that is a salesperson or that employs salespersons. The multi-tenant database includes a combined view application that provides for the simultaneous display of a calendar view and list view of contact information. The multi-tenant database includes drag and drop functionality, allowing list view information to be dragged and dropped onto the calendar view for event scheduling. The ability of embodiments to provide drag and drop inline event scheduling can enable efficient calendaring of events by rapidly transferring relevant information onto a calendar.