Graphical hierarchy conversion
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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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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention generate a primary interface to display data in a flat format. A secondary interface is generated at the request of a user to display the same data in a tree or similar hierarchical format. The secondary interface is initiated from the primary interface. A user selects data in the secondary interface and thereby navigates to the corresponding data in the primary interface. This system improves user productivity by increasing the speed at which a user finds and interacts with stored data in the supply chain management system.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for presentation of data in a supply chain management system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
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a supply chain management application including a user interface module of the supply chain management application executed by a computer processor of the computer system, the user interface module of the supply chain management application to generate a supply chain management application user interface to display data including a plurality of data items having a hierarchical relationship in a flat table format and to provide access to services and functionality of the supply chain management application; a data provider module to retrieve 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 a second user interface module separate and remote from the supply chain management application to generate hierarchical display of data for a plurality of applications, the second user interface module to generate a second user interface in response to user interaction with the supply chain management application user interface for navigating and manipulating the data displayed in the supply chain management application user interface, the second user interface 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory machine readable medium having a set of instructions stored therein which when executed cause a machine to perform a set of operations comprising:
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displaying application data through a supply chain management application user interface of a supply chain management application, the supply chain management application user interface to display application data in a flat table format and to provide access to services and functionality of the supply chain management application; retrieving hierarchical relationship data associated with the application data, the hierarchical relationship data displayed in a flat table format separate from the display of the application data in the supply chain management application user interface, the hierarchical relationship data stored in a data structure separate from the application data; and displaying a second user interface generated by a second user interface module for navigating and manipulating the application 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, the second user interface displayed in response to user interaction with the supply chain management application user interface, the second user interface to display the application data in a hierarchical tree format having discrete levels in a window separate from and simultaneous with the supply chain management application user interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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