Abstract: Apparatus and methods for segmenting sets of distinct entities into groups with associated boundaries, wherein the associated boundaries have an associated logic are disclosed. The interaction of an object, a set of objects, another group, or combinations thereof with a group's associated boundary is accounted for by the logic of the invention such that the group and its associated boundary are modified with respect to the interaction.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for segmenting sets of distinct entities into groups with associated boundaries, wherein the associated boundaries have an associated logic are disclosed. The interaction of an object, a set of objects, another group, or combinations thereof with a group's associated boundary is accounted for by the logic of the invention such that the group and its associated boundary are modified with respect to the interaction.

Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with principles of the present invention allow localized text and user interface components to be dynamically displayed in a user interface layout. Resource strings may be used to represent localized data. The localized data may contain parameters that are associated with components of a user interface. The parameters may be integrated into a syntactical structure associated with the data. At run-time, the resource strings may be replaced with the data and the parameters may be replaced with the components. The data and components could be arranged in a user interface layout and presented to a user.

Abstract: A method and computer program product for managing and manipulating user-defined and system databases in a computing system. A database interface, which can be a graphical user interface, accesses a database configuration file containing descriptions of the contents of each of the databases. The database interface interprets the contents of each database in accordance with the configuration file, and provides for user access and manipulation of the contents of the databases.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for segmenting sets of distinct entities into groups with associated boundaries, wherein the associated boundaries have an associated logic are disclosed. The interaction of an object, a set of objects, another group, or combinations thereof with a group's associated boundary is accounted for by the logic of the invention such that the group and its associated boundary are modified with respect to the interaction.

Abstract: A method and computer system are presented for monitoring a suite of product tests as they are being performed. The tests are collected in named suites of tests. The method includes providing a display and graphically displaying names of suites that have been performed and that were passed on one region of the display and graphically displaying names of suites that have been performed and that were failed on another region of the display. The method also may include allowing a user to selectively identify a name of one of the suites that has been performed and displaying additional information on the display about the selectively identified suites. The additional information may include at least names of the tests within the suite that have been performed and that were passed or failed, and may include a journal record of the performance of the selectively identified. The display may be periodically updated in a period that may be selectively chosen or modified by the user.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for performing an evaluation of a software product wherein a logging module stores in a storage area, such as log file, a description of each loggable test step performed by automated test software. When the automated test is complete or when the software product has filed the automated test, the logging module can write the contents of the log file to a tangible medium so that a user can determine the source of the error or manually reproduce the test steps.