System and method for identifying element usage in a deep element structure
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1. A system for identifying usage of a target data element within a data element structure, the system comprising:
- a usage processing engine configured to identify a first plurality of usage data elements and a second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target data element within the data element structure, wherein identifying the first plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that directly use the target data element within the data element structure, and wherein identifying the second plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that indirectly use the target data element within the data element structure; and
a user interface configured to display the identified first plurality of usage data elements and the second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target data element in a hierarchical structure.
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Abstract
A system for identifying usage of a target data element including both direct and indirect usage, within a data element structure where the target data element may have more than one parent data element. The system includes a usage processing engine configure to identify direct and indirect usage data elements for the target data element within the data element structure and a user interface configured to display the direct and indirect usage data elements for the target element in a hierarchical structure.
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1. A system for identifying usage of a target data element within a data element structure, the system comprising:
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a usage processing engine configured to identify a first plurality of usage data elements and a second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target data element within the data element structure, wherein identifying the first plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that directly use the target data element within the data element structure, and wherein identifying the second plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that indirectly use the target data element within the data element structure; and a user interface configured to display the identified first plurality of usage data elements and the second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target data element in a hierarchical structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 24)
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8. A method for identifying usage of a target data element within a data element structure, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user interface, a target data element identifier; identifying a first plurality of usage data elements associated with the target data element within the data element structure, wherein identifying the first plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that directly use the target data element within the data element structure; identifying, using a usage processing engine, a second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target data element within the data element structures, wherein identifying the second plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that indirectly use the target data element within the data element structure; and displaying in the user interface the identified first plurality of usage data elements and the second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target element in a hierarchical structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 25)
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15. A system for identifying usage of a target data element, within a data element structure, comprising:
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a memory queue configured to receive and store a listing of data elements, each data element including a plurality of data element fields and representing one or more software elements within a software workbench; a usage processing engine configured to identify a first plurality of usage data elements and a second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target data element within the data element structure, wherein identifying the first plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that directly use the target data element within the data element structure, and wherein identifying the second plurality of usage data elements includes identifying usage data elements that indirectly use the target data element within the data element structure; and a user interface configured to display the identified first plurality of usage data elements and the second plurality of usage data elements associated with the target element in a hierarchical structure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26)
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