Methods and apparatuses for performing dynamic Web-based market analysis are disclosed. A Web server presents a Web page including content to a plurality of users, via browser applications located at each user's client site. While each user views the site, detailed activities by each user are collected in a client side data store located in each client site. After a completion event occurs at each client site, such as a respective client side data store fills up, the collected activity data is sent back to the Web server, where its is stored in a server side data store. An analytical program executed by the Web server retrieves the collected response data from the server side data store and performs market analysis. The analytical program produces results that reflect the success of the content presented in the Web page, and these results are used by a middleware program executed on the Web server to update the content presented in the Web page on a "real-time" and automatic basis.

A projected management server coupled with a computer network, such as the Internet. A spec server may also be incorporated into the project management environment for completing specs, generating requests for price quotations, purchase orders and the like. A project tree represents project management objects, which can be of any type. Object types are defined for each particular implementation of the system. Typical examples of project management object types include organizational entities, work-groups, people, projects, budgets, tasks, costs, timesheets, specs, requisitions, purchase orders, and to-do lists. The objects are generally organized in a hierarchical data structure referred to as a project management tree or project tree. Each object in a project tree comprises a number of methods that describe the way the object behaves. Such methods include, for example, methods that describe the way the object is added to the tree, edited, deleted from the tree, and archived.

A form for being overlaid with print data is edited through a simple method. Specifically, a tree is displayed on a screen for editing a composite form. When an icon included in the tree is moved, editing is carried in such a manner that composite-form data takes on a structure that corresponds to the editing operation, the editing being performed in dependence upon the type of icon moved and in conformity with the type of icon located at the destination of movement.

The present invention creates source code that can be used by an application program to manipulate a relational database management system. An executable procedure for use in accessing a database management system (DBMS) by other software, e.g. application software, is created by dynamically obtaining a set of data representative of and useful in manipulating the DBMS and a table within the DBMS from a preexisting DBMS system catalog; merging the set of data with pre-existing source code comprising a predetermined object source code template that comprises object methods and object properties useful in manipulating the table; and generating a source file containing the merged template object source code to create the executable procedure. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims.

An automated system and method for defining, creating, presenting, completing and processing generic specs. A spec server is coupled with a data base management system. The spec server comprises a content editor, a page builder, a content reader, a rule processor, a template generator and a compatibility engine. An industry expert creates a domain tree comprising information associated with a particular domain. Each domain tree includes questions, options and rules pertaining the generation of specs in the domain. The content editor is used to create, modify and maintain the domain trees. Once a domain tree is constructed, the industry expert uses the content editor to define a plurality of components. Components are constructed by selecting a subset of the domain tree in accordance with the requirements of the associated component. This subset is referred to as a component tree. A spec template is created for each product spec. Spec templates are created by defining one or more components that comprise the spec. Components can be defined as optional or required by specifying a minimum and maximum number for each component. Optional components are selectively included by users completing the spec. Users access the spec server via the Internet. The page builder dynamically builds custom pages and presents them to users via a web browser. The content of the web pages depends on previous answers and selections from the user. A rule processor interprets rules defined by the industry expert and sets flags used by the page builder to turn on or turn off certain options presented to the user. The compatibility engine compares completed specs with one another to find specs that are compatible. The template generator uses additional rules supplied by the industry expert to generate customized outputs.