Graph expansion mini-view
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1. A method, comprising:
- displaying, in a first window, a first portion of a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes representing one or more components modeled by a service model, the first portion including a first node of the first portion of the plurality of nodes, the first node representing multiple subnodes of the service model not displayed in the first window and the first window including a representation of the first node with an associated first target area and an associated second target area;
displaying a second window in response to determining that a cursor is positioned substantially coincident with the first target area, the second window displaying the first node coupled with at least some of the subnodes of the service model represented by the first node, the subnodes displayed in the second window being a second portion of the plurality of nodes that are absent from the first window; and
displaying a third window in response to determining that the cursor is positioned substantially coincident with the second target area, the third window displaying the first node coupled with at least some of the subnodes of the service model represented by the first node, the subnodes displayed in the third window being a third portion of the plurality of nodes that are absent from the first window, wherein the third portion is disjoint from the second portion.
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Abstract
A graphical representation of a service model provides a full view of a portion of the graphical representation. A sub graph view may be displayed for nodes of the graphical representation of the service model that are associated with a selected node, including nodes that may not be visible in the full view. The sub graph view may be interactive, providing additional information regarding the nodes displayed in the sub graph view, and allowing making nodes in the sub graph view visible or invisible in the full view. Information may be displayed in the sub graph view about the status of the components being modeled by the service model corresponding to nodes displayed in the sub graph view.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying, in a first window, a first portion of a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes representing one or more components modeled by a service model, the first portion including a first node of the first portion of the plurality of nodes, the first node representing multiple subnodes of the service model not displayed in the first window and the first window including a representation of the first node with an associated first target area and an associated second target area; displaying a second window in response to determining that a cursor is positioned substantially coincident with the first target area, the second window displaying the first node coupled with at least some of the subnodes of the service model represented by the first node, the subnodes displayed in the second window being a second portion of the plurality of nodes that are absent from the first window; and displaying a third window in response to determining that the cursor is positioned substantially coincident with the second target area, the third window displaying the first node coupled with at least some of the subnodes of the service model represented by the first node, the subnodes displayed in the third window being a third portion of the plurality of nodes that are absent from the first window, wherein the third portion is disjoint from the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a display, coupled to the processor; a user input device, coupled to the processor; a storage subsystem, coupled to the processor; and software stored on the storage subsystem, that when executed causes the system to perform; generating a graphical representation of a service model comprising a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes representing one or more components modeled by the service model; displaying in a first window on the display a first portion of the plurality of nodes, the first portion including a first node that is related to multiple nodes of the service model, the first window including a representation of the first node with an associated first target area and an associated second target area; displaying, in response to determining that a cursor associated with the user input device is positioned with the first target area, a second window on the display including the first node and a second portion of the plurality of nodes coupled to the first node, the second portion of nodes being related to the first node and at least some of the second portion of the plurality of nodes being absent from the first window; and displaying, in response to determining that the cursor is positioned with the second target area, a third window on the display including the first node and a third portion of the plurality of nodes coupled to the first node, the third portion being related to the first node and at least some of the third portion of the plurality of nodes being absent from the first window, wherein the third portion of nodes is disjoint from the second portion of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions for a programmable control device stored thereon wherein the instructions cause the programmable control device to perform:
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displaying, in a first window, a first portion of a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes representing a component modeled by a service model, the first portion including a first node that represents multiple subnodes of the service model and the first window displaying a representation of the first node with an associated first target area and an associated second target area; displaying a second window in response to determining that a cursor is positioned substantially coincident with the first target area, the second window displaying the first node coupled to a second portion of the plurality of nodes, the second portion of the plurality of nodes being related to the first node and at least some of the second portion of the plurality of nodes displayed in the second window being absent from the first window and rooted to the first node; and displaying a third window in response to determining that the cursor is positioned substantially coincident with the second target area, the third window displaying the first node coupled to that a third portion of the plurality of nodes, the third portion of the plurality of nodes being related to the first node and at least some of the third portion of the plurality of nodes displayed in the third window being absent from the first window and rooted to the first node, wherein the second portion and the third portion are disjoint. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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