A method for automatically updating a GUI element at a client system according to an updated state of a configuration includes displaying the GUI element at the client system in connection with a configuration workflow, the GUI element being associated with a configuration choice involving a configuration...http://www.google.de/patents/US6983421?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6983421 - Using connectors to automatically update graphical user interface elements at a client system according to an updated state of a configuration