SEARCHING, FILTERING, CREATING, DISPLAYING, AND MANAGING ENTITY RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS MULTIPLE DATA HIERARCHIES THROUGH A USER INTERFACE
First Claim
33. A method for viewing and managing a plurality of data hierarchies comprising enterprise information, each hierarchy comprising entity data regarding a plurality of entities and relationship data regarding a plurality of relationships between the entities, wherein a first hierarchy comprises data regarding a first relationship between a first entity and a second entity, and a second hierarchy comprises data regarding a second relationship between the first entity and a third entity, the interface comprising:
- displaying a unified view indicating the first relationship between the first entity and the second entity, the second relationship between the first entity and the third entity, and a third relationship between the second entity and the third entity that is established through the first entity.
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Abstract
A method and system for searching, filtering, creating, displaying, and managing entity relationships from a repository of data hierarchies through a user interface is provided. Relationships of a primary entity and its related secondary entities are retrieved and displayed in a unified view in graphical or text view. The unified view may indicate a “cross” relationship between first and second entities through another entity that connects the first and second entities, the first and second entities originating from different data hierarchies and/or data sources. Relationships of a selected secondary entity may be displayed in a unified view and entities or relationships may be updated or stored to a separate storage area. The method and system may be used within an enterprise for implementing Master Data Management or Customer Data Integration for managing data hierarchies containing customer information, human capital information, supplier information, asset information, product information, or financial information.
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33. A method for viewing and managing a plurality of data hierarchies comprising enterprise information, each hierarchy comprising entity data regarding a plurality of entities and relationship data regarding a plurality of relationships between the entities, wherein a first hierarchy comprises data regarding a first relationship between a first entity and a second entity, and a second hierarchy comprises data regarding a second relationship between the first entity and a third entity, the interface comprising:
displaying a unified view indicating the first relationship between the first entity and the second entity, the second relationship between the first entity and the third entity, and a third relationship between the second entity and the third entity that is established through the first entity. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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43-1. The method of claim 33 further comprising:
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receiving updated information regarding an entity or relationship displayed in the unified view; and updating the unified view according to the received updated information.
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