Topological view of a multi-tier network
First Claim
1. A method of graphically displaying a topological view of a multi-tier network having at least one application file and at least one data source, comprising the steps of:
- when storing each application file, identifying data paths representing relationships between each application file and each data source accessed by each application file;
storing each application file with the identified data paths;
forming a display window on a display screen coupled to a computer;
retrieving information for each application file in each network tier, the information comprising data and structures representing a software project in the multi-tier network and comprising the identified data paths;
designating a portion on the display window for each network tier;
generating a graphical representation for the application file information for each application file in each network tier and for the identified data paths; and
displaying the graphical representation for each application file within the display window portion designated for each application file'"'"'s network tier with the identified data paths.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for displaying a multi-tiered network configuration in a programming development environment supporting the development of Internet and Intranet applications. More specifically, a topological view of a multi-tier network configuration displayed in a window on a display screen connected to a computer. A visual representation is assigned to each application file in each tier to graphically represent the application file in the display window. Also, the visual representations for each tier are displayed in a designated portion of the display window.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of graphically displaying a topological view of a multi-tier network having at least one application file and at least one data source, comprising the steps of:
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when storing each application file, identifying data paths representing relationships between each application file and each data source accessed by each application file; storing each application file with the identified data paths; forming a display window on a display screen coupled to a computer; retrieving information for each application file in each network tier, the information comprising data and structures representing a software project in the multi-tier network and comprising the identified data paths; designating a portion on the display window for each network tier; generating a graphical representation for the application file information for each application file in each network tier and for the identified data paths; and displaying the graphical representation for each application file within the display window portion designated for each application file'"'"'s network tier with the identified data paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for graphically displaying a topological view of a multi-tier network configuration, comprising:
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a computer having a display screen; means, performed by the computer, for, when storing application files, identifying data paths representing relationships between each application file and each data source accessed by each application file; means, performed by the computer, for storing each application file with the identified data paths; means, performed by the computer, for forming a display window on the display screen; means, performed by the computer, for retrieving information for each of the plurality of application files in each network tier; means, performed by the computer, for assigning a visual representation to the information for each of the plurality of application files in each network tier and to the identified data paths, wherein each visual representation is a graphical representation of each application file in each network tier; means, performed by the computer, for designating a portion on the display window for each of the network tiers; and means, performed by the computer, for displaying the visual representation related to each application file in a particular network tier on the designated portion of the display window for the particular network tier with the identified data paths. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer having a display screen and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for graphically displaying a topological view of a multi-tier network configuration having a plurality of application files and at least one data source, the method comprising the steps of:
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when storing each application file, identifying data paths representing relationships between each application file and each data source accessed by each application file; storing each application file with the identified data paths; forming a display window on the display screen; retrieving information for each of the plurality of application files in each network tier; assigning a visual representation to the information for each of the plurality of application files in each network tier and to the identified data paths, wherein each visual representation is a graphical representation of each application file in each network tier; designating a portion on the display window for each of the network tiers; and
displaying the visual representation related to each application file in a particular network tier on the designated portion of the display window for the particular network tier with the identified data paths. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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