Process modeling and interface
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a representation of a process, comprising:
- accessing metadata corresponding to a process in a data system;
generating a visual diagram of the process based on the metadata;
instructing a display device to display the visual diagram on a user interface display, the user interface display having a diagram modification user input mechanism for modifying the visual diagram and a security role user input mechanism for adding a security role to the process;
receiving an indication of user actuation of the security role user input mechanism and, based on the received indication, defining a display area on the user interface display that corresponds to the security role added to the process;
receiving an indication of a user modification input, through the diagram modification user input mechanism on the user interface display that displays the visual diagram, modifying the visual diagram by placing a user interface element, representing a task or activity in the process, within the display area that corresponds to the security role; and
modifying the metadata to assign the security role to the task or activity in the process based on the user interface element being placed within the display area.
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Abstract
An instance of an existing data system has one or more processes. Each process has corresponding metadata. In one example method, metadata for a given process is accessed and a visual diagram of the process is automatically generated based on the diagram. The visual diagram is displayed on a user interface display and a user modification input is received on the user interface display modifying the visual diagram to obtain a modified visual diagram. The metadata corresponding to the process is modified based on the modification to the visual diagram.
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a representation of a process, comprising:
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accessing metadata corresponding to a process in a data system; generating a visual diagram of the process based on the metadata; instructing a display device to display the visual diagram on a user interface display, the user interface display having a diagram modification user input mechanism for modifying the visual diagram and a security role user input mechanism for adding a security role to the process; receiving an indication of user actuation of the security role user input mechanism and, based on the received indication, defining a display area on the user interface display that corresponds to the security role added to the process; receiving an indication of a user modification input, through the diagram modification user input mechanism on the user interface display that displays the visual diagram, modifying the visual diagram by placing a user interface element, representing a task or activity in the process, within the display area that corresponds to the security role; and modifying the metadata to assign the security role to the task or activity in the process based on the user interface element being placed within the display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A solution process mapping system, comprising:
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a recorder component configured to obtain metadata corresponding to a process in a data system; a user interface component configured to; instruct a display device to display a user interface display with a diagram modification user input mechanism for modifying the visual diagram and a security role user input mechanism for adding a security role to the process, the user interface display displaying a visual diagram representing an ordered set of tasks for the process; receive an indication of user interaction with the security role user input mechanism and, based on the received indication, defining a display area in the user interface display that corresponds to the security role added to the process; receive an indication of user interaction with the diagram modification user input mechanism that modifies the visual diagram by placing a user interface element, representing a particular task for the process, within the display area in the user interface display; a process modifier component configured to automatically modify the metadata corresponding to the process based on the modification to the visual diagram; and a security role component configured to assign the security role to the particular task for the process based on the user interface element being placed within the display area in the user interface display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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