Method for operating a computer which searches a relational database organizer using a hierarchical database outline

Claim 1

A computer method to facilitate user organization and manipulation of data, including the steps of: presenting a user with a first display screen that prompts the user to enter each of a plurality of data elements respectively as a heading in a hierarchical outline displayed on the display screen; generating a unique identifier, which is unique to each said heading in said hierarchical outline inputted by a user in response to said prompt presented by said first display screen; presenting the user with a second display screen that prompts the user to enter data in a relational data base respectively related to each said heading in a hierarchical outline; generating, as an indexable attribute for said relational data base, said unique identifier unique to each said heading in the hierarchical outline to which said data in a relational data base inputted by a user in response to said prompt presented by said second display screen is related; storing data inputted by a user prompted by said first display screen in the hierarchial data base with said unique identifier; storing data inputted by a user prompted by said second display screen in the relational data base including said unique identifier, whereby said unique identifier serves as a pointer to link said hierarchical data base and said relational data base; searching for specified attributes in said relational data base responsive to a user input and creating a corresponding subset of the hierarchical data base using the unique identifier corresponding to the unique identifier for the specified attributes in the relational data base.