Web UI Component Generation for Master Data Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Creating customized web user interfaces for master data management (MDM) systems requires specialized knowledge and programming skills, limiting accessibility for users without expertise in software development or MDM APIs.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that acquire metadata from the MDM database schema, allow users to select appropriate Web UI elements, generate component definitions, and store them in the database, enabling UI designers with little programming knowledge to create and render web-based user interfaces without needing to know the MDM API or programming skills.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user interface designer or programmer with software development skills is used to create a customized web UI for MDM schema, then the user interface can be customized to specific database schema and MDM API, but the complexity and difficulty of UI development increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component that automatically generates web UI code by translating high-level user specifications into detailed implementation code. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of MDM API integration and database schema mapping, allowing users to define UI requirements without needing to understand the underlying technical complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service UI generation where the software automatically creates customized web interfaces based on database schema and user requirements. The system performs self-documentation and self-code-generation, eliminating the need for manual programming while maintaining full customization capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional development tools and frameworks are used for creating web UIs for MDM systems, then the user interface can be customized, but the requirement for specialized knowledge and programming skills increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows non-technical users to create customized web UIs through a simplified configuration process. Users can specify UI requirements using basic parameters without needing to understand programming concepts, and the system automatically generates the complete web interface implementation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the UI development process from code-writing to parameter-specification. Users interact with high-level configuration parameters rather than programming syntax, fundamentally changing the operation mode from software development to system configuration, which is accessible to non-technical users.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual code writing is required for web UI development, then the user interface can be precisely customized, but the time and effort required for development increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary code generation and configuration setup automatically before the user needs the web interface. By pre-generating boilerplate code, establishing database connections, and configuring MDM API integrations in advance, the system eliminates time-consuming manual setup tasks and accelerates the overall development process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses templates and patterns to generate web UI code automatically. Instead of writing code from scratch, the system creates copies of proven UI patterns and adapts them to specific requirements, dramatically reducing development time while maintaining customization capability.
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AI summary
One or more embodiments enable a system and method for creation and runtime rendering of web-based user interface applications for a master data management applications. The system and method comprise acquiring metadata of a schema of a master data management database at initialization, the metadata identifying a plurality of schema elements; selecting a schema element of the plurality of schema elements in the schema metadata; identifying a set of all appropriate Web UI element options for the schema element; presenting to a UI designer a graphic user interface populated with the schema element and the set of all appropriate Web UI element options for the schema element; accepting from the UI designer a selected Web UI element from the set of all appropriate Web UI element options; generating a Web UI component definition comprising a link between the schema element and the selected Web UI element; storing the Web UI component definition related to the link in the master data management database.