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Graphical hierarchy conversion

  • US 9,317,494 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2007
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for presentation of data in a supply chain management system comprising:

  • receiving a user input through a supply chain management application user interface, the supply chain management application user interface generated by a user interface module of a supply chain management application to display data including a plurality of data items in a flat table format, the plurality of data items having a hierarchical relationship, and to provide access to services and functionality of the supply chain management application;

    retrieving hierarchical relationship data associated with the data, the hierarchical relationship data displayed in a flat table format separate from the display of the data in the supply chain management application user interface, the hierarchical relationship data stored in a data structure separate from the data; and

    generating a second user interface by a computer system to display the data including the plurality of data items having the hierarchical relationship in a hierarchical tree format having discrete levels in a window separate from and simultaneous with the supply chain management application user interface in response to the user input, the second user interface generated by a second user interface module for navigating and manipulating the data displayed in the supply chain management application user interface, the second user interface module being separate and remote from the supply chain management application to generate hierarchical display of data for a plurality of applications.

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