Dynamic sorting of virtual nodes
AssigneeSap SE
InventorChristian Fuchs
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Abstract
Properties of real nodes are selected by which to organize the real nodes as leaf nodes in a tree graph. A number of virtual nodes are provided, each representing a value of a selected property for at least one of the real nodes. The virtual nodes and real nodes are organized into the tree graph, the virtual nodes positioned along branches starting at a root node and ending at a real node, the virtual nodes in a unique path from the root node to a real node representing the values of the selected properties for the real node. The tree graph is displayed, and can be reconfigured by dragging and dropping a virtual node to a different level in the hierarchy of the tree graph.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- selecting properties of a plurality of real nodes by which to organize the real nodes in a tree graph;
- providing a plurality of virtual nodes, each representing an value of a selected property for at least one of the plurality of real nodes;
- and
- organizing the plurality of virtual nodes and the plurality of real nodes into the tree graph, the virtual nodes positioned along branches ending at a real node, the virtual nodes in a unique path to a real node representing the values of the selected properties for the real node.
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a machine-readable medium that provides instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
- select properties of a plurality of real nodes by which to organize the real nodes as leaf nodes in a tree graph;
- provide a plurality of virtual nodes, each representing an value of a selected property for at least one of the plurality of real nodes;
- and
- organize the plurality of virtual nodes and the plurality of real nodes into the tree graph, the virtual nodes positioned along branches starting at a root node and ending at a real node, the virtual nodes in a unique path from the root node to a real node representing the values of the selected properties for the real node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.