Techniques for representing relationships between queries

A method for graphically representing relationships between a first query and a second query, the method comprising:

• comparing elements of the first and second queries to determine matching elements of the first and second queries, wherein the matching elements comprise at least one of a condition field and a condition parameter;
• displaying, in a user interface on a display device, at least a first graphical object representative of the first query and a second graphical object representative of the second query;
• and
• positionally relating the graphical objects in the user interface on the basis of the determined matching elements, wherein the positional relationship of the graphical objects reflects a degree of similarity between the first query and second query, wherein the comparing and positionally relating are done by a relationship manager executed by one or more computer processors.

A computer-readable storage medium containing a program which, when executed by a processor, performs a process for graphically representing a relationship between a first and a second query, the process comprising:

• selecting one or more elements from the first and second queries;
• calculating, on the basis of the selected elements, a degree of similarity between the first and second queries;
• and
• displaying a first query object representative of the first query and a second query object representative of the second query in a user interface, the first and second query objects being positionally arranged on the basis of the calculated degree of similarity, wherein the positional arrangement reflects the relationship between the first and second queries and wherein the first query object query and the second query object are graphical objects.

A computer-readable storage medium containing a program which, when executed by a processor, performs a process for graphically representing relationships between a first query and a second query, the process comprising:

• comparing the first and second queries to determine matching elements of the first and second queries, wherein the matching elements comprise at least one of a condition field and a condition parameter;
• displaying, in a user interface, at least a first graphical object representative of the first query and a second graphical object representative of the second query;
• and
• positionally relating the graphical objects on the basis of the determined matching elements, wherein the positional relationship of the graphical objects reflects a degree of similarity between the first query and second query.

A computer system comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage mediums;
• a user interface;
• a first and a second query;
• and
• a relationship manager configured for:
• selecting one or more elements from the first and second queries;
• calculating, on the basis of the selected elements, a degree of similarity between the first and second queries;
• and
• displaying a first query object representative of the first query and a second query object representative of the second query in the user interface, the first and second query objects being positionally arranged on the basis of the calculated degree of similarity, wherein the positional arrangement reflects the relationship between the first and second queries, and wherein the first query object query and the second query object are graphical objects;
• wherein the relationship manager is stored on the one or more computer readable storage mediums, and is executable by one or more processors.