Hierarchical data structure with shortcut list
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1. A method of generating a menu shortcut list, comprising:
- presenting, via a user interface component, a visual representation of a hierarchical menu structure having a plurality of nodes that organize commands executable by an enterprise software application, wherein the visual representation comprises an indented list of multiple lines, wherein the multiple lines represent different nodes of the hierarchical menu structure, and each level of indentation of the indented list corresponds to a hierarchical level of the hierarchical menu structure;
receiving, by a computer system, a user selection of a command for execution, wherein the command is associated with a terminal node of the hierarchical menu structure;
calculating, by the computer system, a usage frequency of the command;
in response to the usage frequency exceeding a predetermined threshold value, recursively searching, by the computer system, for at least one ancestor node of the terminal node that fulfills one or more pre-defined conditions; and
automatically inserting, by the computer system, a menu shortcut of the command to a shortcut list associated with the one or more ancestor nodes, wherein the shortcut list is displayable as a pop-up sub-menu at a line corresponding to the one or more ancestor nodes in the visual representation.
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Abstract
Described herein is a framework to facilitate visualization. In accordance with one aspect, a visual representation of a hierarchical data structure is presented. The hierarchical data structure includes a plurality of nodes that organize data items. A user selection of a data item associated with a terminal node of the hierarchical data structure may be received. A shortcut of the data item may be inserted into a shortcut list associated with an ancestor node of the terminal node.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of generating a menu shortcut list, comprising:
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presenting, via a user interface component, a visual representation of a hierarchical menu structure having a plurality of nodes that organize commands executable by an enterprise software application, wherein the visual representation comprises an indented list of multiple lines, wherein the multiple lines represent different nodes of the hierarchical menu structure, and each level of indentation of the indented list corresponds to a hierarchical level of the hierarchical menu structure; receiving, by a computer system, a user selection of a command for execution, wherein the command is associated with a terminal node of the hierarchical menu structure; calculating, by the computer system, a usage frequency of the command; in response to the usage frequency exceeding a predetermined threshold value, recursively searching, by the computer system, for at least one ancestor node of the terminal node that fulfills one or more pre-defined conditions; and automatically inserting, by the computer system, a menu shortcut of the command to a shortcut list associated with the one or more ancestor nodes, wherein the shortcut list is displayable as a pop-up sub-menu at a line corresponding to the one or more ancestor nodes in the visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of visualization, comprising:
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presenting, via a user interface component, a visual representation of a hierarchical menu structure having a plurality of nodes that organize commands executable by an enterprise software application, wherein the visual representation comprises an indented list of multiple lines, wherein the multiple lines represent different nodes of the hierarchical menu structure, and each level of indentation of the indented list corresponds to a hierarchical level of the hierarchical menu structure; receiving, at a computer system, a user selection of a command associated with a terminal node of the hierarchical menu structure; recursively searching, by the computer system, for at least one ancestor node of the terminal node that fulfills one or more pre-defined conditions; inserting, by the computer system, a shortcut of the command into a shortcut list associated with the one or more ancestor nodes of the terminal node; and presenting, via the user interface component, an anchor marker at a visual representation of the one or more ancestor nodes to indicate presence of the shortcut list, wherein the anchor marker is selectable by the user to display or hide the shortcut list, wherein the shortcut list is displayable as a pop-up sub-menu at a line corresponding to the one or more ancestor nodes in the visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program code, the program code executable by a computer to:
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present a visual representation of a hierarchical menu structure having a plurality of nodes that organize commands executable by an enterprise software application, wherein the visual representation comprises an indented list of multiple lines, wherein the multiple lines represent different nodes of the hierarchical menu structure, and each level of indentation of the indented list corresponds to a hierarchical level of the hierarchical menu structure; receive a user selection of a command associated with a terminal node of the hierarchical menu structure; recursively search for at least one ancestor node of the terminal node that fulfills one or more pre-defined conditions; and insert a shortcut of the command into a shortcut list associated with the one or more ancestor nodes of the terminal node, wherein the shortcut list is displayable as a pop-up sub-menu at a line corresponding to the one or more ancestor nodes in the visual representation.
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16. A system comprising:
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a non-transitory memory device for storing computer-readable program code; and a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor being operative with the computer-readable program code to present a visual representation of a hierarchical menu structure having a plurality of nodes that organize commands executable by an enterprise software application, wherein the visual representation comprises an indented list of multiple lines, wherein the multiple lines represent different nodes of the hierarchical menu structure, and each level of indentation of the indented list corresponds to a hierarchical level of the hierarchical menu structure, receive a user selection of a command associated with a terminal node of the hierarchical menu structure, recursively search for at least one ancestor node of the terminal node that fulfills one or more pre-defined conditions, wherein the one or more pre-defined conditions comprise at least “
automatic insertion is enabled”
, andinsert a shortcut of the command into a shortcut list associated with the one or more ancestor nodes of the terminal node, wherein the shortcut list is displayable as a pop-up sub-menu at a line corresponding to the one or more ancestor nodes in the visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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