Method and system for implementing stacked vias

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method, computer program product and apparatus for a body of code to specify how database elements are combined to create a complex element, a database grouping is created that receives the content of the evaluation without introducing a level of hierarchy, and provides graphical user interface (GUI) to interactively manipulate the element.

1 . A method comprising:
 identifying database elements;   specifying how database elements are combined to create a complex element;   creating a database grouping that receives the content of an evaluation of the complex element without introducing a level of hierarchy;   providing an interface to manipulate the complex element; and   storing the manipulated complex element.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the grouping describes rules and cross level relationships for the database elements. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the database elements are available as a single complex element from the user perspective. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising defining a code, wherein the code describes how to combine the database elements into the complex element. 
     
     
         5 . A computer system comprising:
 a processor to:
 identify database elements; 
 specify how database elements are combined to create a complex element; 
 create a database grouping that receives the content of an evaluation of the complex element without introducing a level of hierarchy; and 
 provide an interface to manipulate the complex element; and 
   a non-transitory computer-usable medium to store the manipulated complex element.   
     
     
         6 . The computer system of  claim 5 , in which the database grouping is to describe rules and cross level relationships for the database elements. 
     
     
         7 . The computer system of  claim 5 , in which the database elements are available as a single complex element from the user perspective. 
     
     
         8 . The computer system of  claim 5 , in which the processor is to define a code, wherein the code is to describe how to combine the database elements into the complex element. 
     
     
         9 . A computer program product comprising instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute a process, the process comprising:
 identifying database elements;   specifying how database elements are combined to create a complex element;   creating a database grouping that receives the content of an evaluation of the complex element without introducing a level of hierarchy;   providing an interface to manipulate the complex element; and   storing the manipulated complex element.   
     
     
         10 . The product of  claim 9 , in which the database grouping describes rules and cross level relationships for the database elements. 
     
     
         11 . The product of  claim 9 , in which the database elements are available as a single complex element from the user perspective. 
     
     
         12 . The product of  claim 9 , further comprising defining a code, in which the code describes how to combine the database elements into the complex element.