17. A computer-implemented method, comprising permutating a data table having a number of data objects selected from a larger data set according to user-specified criteria, which criteria include prohibitions on parameters upon which to perform a permutation, and displaying concurrently a view of the data table resulting from said permutating and a dialog box configured to present information concerning parameter values for a selected one of the data objects in the data table, said dialog box including user-manipulable controls for entering information concerning said selected one of the data objects and user-manipulable controls for manually or automatically sequencing through item screens associated with the data objects in the data table.
17. A computer-implemented method, comprising permutating a data table having a number of data objects selected from a larger data set according to user-specified criteria, which criteria include prohibitions on parameters upon which to perform a permutation, and displaying concurrently a view of the data table resulting from said permutating and a dialog box configured to present information concerning parameter values for a selected one of the data objects in the data table, said dialog box including user-manipulable controls for entering information concerning said selected one of the data objects and user-manipulable controls for manually or automatically sequencing through item screens associated with the data objects in the data table. 19. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , further comprising concurrently displaying image representations of the data objects while displaying the view of the data table and the dialog box.