Transaction flow editing tool

A computer software product including a medium readable by a processor, the medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

• access a transaction flow from a data storage device of a computer system, the transaction flow comprising a series of operations, and being associated with visual primitives where each visual primitive represents a respective operation of the transaction flow;
• display the visual primitives representing the transaction flow using a visual display of the computer system;
• edit the visual primitives to configure the series of operations comprising the transaction flow;
• reposition at least one visual primitive in the transaction flow to improve the transaction flow appearance;
• reroute connection lines associated with the repositioned visual primitive, said rerouting comprising performing a limited search for alternate connection line routes;
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• display visual primitives representing the transaction flow on a visual display of the computer system, each visual primitive representing a respective operation of the transaction flow.

A method comprising:

• accessing a transaction flow from a data storage device of a computer system, the transaction flow comprising a series of operations, and being associated with visual primitives where each visual primitive represents a respective operation of the transaction flow;
• displaying the visual primitives representing the transaction flow on a visual display of the computer system;
• editing the visual primitives to configure the series of operations comprising the transaction flow;
• repositioning at least one visual primitive in the transaction flow to improve the transaction flow appearance;
• rerouting connection lines associated with the repositioned visual primitive, said rerouting comprising performing a limited search for alternate connection line routes;
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• displaying a visual indicator if configuration of a first operation of the transaction flow is incomplete, the visual indicator being displayed so as to be associated with a first visual primitive representative of the first operation.