User interface configuration using activator fields

1. A method comprising:

displaying, by a computing device, a user interface including an activation entry for the activation entry;

receiving, by the computing device, a first value that is input for the activation entry;

in response to receiving the first value, determining, by the computing device, an activator entry that is linked to the activation entry via linking information, the activator entry including an activator value;

comparing, by the computing device, the first value to the activator value to calculate a visibility status for the activator entry; and

altering, by the computing device, the user interface based on the visibility status of the activator entry.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein input for the activator entry is required for configuring a connection from a first source to a second source.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein altering the user interface based on the visibility status of the activator entry comprises:

displaying the activator entry when it is required for configuring the connection from the first source to the second source based on the first value from the activation entry.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein altering the user interface based on the visibility status of the activator entry comprises:

not displaying the activator entry when it is not required for configuring the connection from the first source to the second source based on the first value from the activation entry.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the activation entry is included in a group, and

the activator entry is in the group for the activation entry.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the group includes a field, and

the activator entry is a field linked to the activation entry.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a resource adapter for use in connecting a first source to a second source; and

parsing the resource adapter to determine a resource adapter configuration in a hierarchical format that includes the activation entries and activator entries.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

reviewing each entry in the resource adapter configuration;

determining whether each entry includes an activator entry; and

displaying entries that do not include the activator entry in the user interface.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting a group for the activation entry; and

calculating a visibility of the group based on the first value and a group value.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

selecting a field for the group that is associated with the activator entry; and

performing the comparing the first value to the activator value to calculate the visibility status for the field that is associated with the activator entry in the group.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

the field that is associated with the activator entry is displayed when the first value meets a criteria with respect to the activator value for the activator entry.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a remote source configuration for a connection from a first source to a second source based on the input for the activator entry.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the user interface does not allow input for entries that are not activated by the first value such that the remote source configuration includes input only applicable for the connection.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the linking information is an identifier for the activation entry and is included in the activator entry.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the activation entry is associated with a plurality of values, and

one of the values is included in the activator entry.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, that when executed, control a computer system to be operable for:

displaying a user interface including an activation entry for the activation entry;

receiving a first value that is input for the activation entry;

in response to receiving the first value, determining an activator entry that is linked to the activation entry via linking information, the activator entry including an activator value;

comparing the first value to the activator value to calculate a visibility status for the activator entry; and

altering the user interface based on the visibility status of the activator entry.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein input for the activator entry is required for configuring a connection from a first source to a second source.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein altering the user interface based on the visibility status of the activator entry comprises:

displaying the activator entry when it is required for configuring the connection from the first source to the second source based on the first value from the activation entry.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein altering the user interface based on the visibility status of the activator entry comprises:

not displaying the activator entry when it is not required for configuring the connection from the first source to the second source based on the first value from the activation entry.

20. An apparatus comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be operable for:

displaying a user interface including an activation entry for the activation entry;

receiving a first value that is input for the activation entry;

in response to receiving the first value, determining an activator entry that is linked to the activation entry via linking information, the activator entry including an activator value;

comparing the first value to the activator value to calculate a visibility status for the activator entry; and

altering the user interface based on the visibility status of the activator entry.