Abstract: The disclosure relates to providing access to database objects. A first view displays first and second database access mechanisms. The first database access mechanism includes at least one database access pattern including a predefined search of the database. The second database access mechanism includes at least one selection function and an input function, for searching a selected subset of the database for objects having an input value. The second database access mechanism is also capable of adding a database access pattern to the first database access mechanism. A third database access mechanism comprises an attribute choice and an input field to search for database objects having the input value associated with a chosen attribute.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for displaying information to a user on a display device of a computer system. In one general aspect, the invention provides for the display of a first view having a plurality of objects in a table of rows and columns on the display device. Each object is displayed as a row in the table and has a plurality of fields, where each field is in a column of the table. A blank input row corresponding to the table is displayed, having input fields corresponding to the columns of the table. An input is received in the form of a character string in a selected input field of the input row. A filter command is received, causing a filtering function to be performed on a field of the objects corresponding to the selected input field of the input row using the character string, and filtered data is displayed.