Efficient space allocation for business objects

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining a granularity of a scale displayed on a graphical user interface;
• determining coordinates of rows in the graphical user interface;
• sorting visual representations of business objects to be displayed on the graphical user interface;
• identifying, from the sorted visual representations, visual representations that fit into a viewable area in the graphical user interface;
• determining a start coordinate and width of each identified visual representation;
• identifying a row to place the each identified visual representation;
• and
• calculating dimensions of the each identified visual representation based on dimensions of the each identified visual representation's identified row.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor to:
• obtain a granularity of a scale displayed on a graphical user interface;
• determine coordinates of rows in the graphical user interface;
• sort visual representations of business objects to be displayed on the graphical user interface;
• identify, from the sorted visual representations, visual representations that fit into a viewable area in the graphical user interface;
• determine a start coordinate and width of each identified visual representation;
• identify a row to place the each identified visual representation;
• and
• calculate dimensions of the each identified visual representation based on dimensions of the each identified visual representation's identified row.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute instructions, the computer instructions comprising:

• obtaining a granularity of a scale displayed on a graphical user interface;
• determining coordinates of rows in the graphical user interface;
• sorting visual representations of business objects to be displayed on the graphical user interface;
• identifying, from the sorted visual representations, visual representations that fit into a viewable area in the graphical user interface;
• determining a start coordinate and width of each identified visual representation;
• identifying a row to place the each identified visual representation;
• and
• calculating dimensions of the each identified visual representation based on dimensions of the each identified visual representation's identified row.