Graphical user interface for describing the state of a managed system

• US 20040150669A1
• Filed: 01/31/2003
• Published: 08/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Lienhart, Debbie, Sabiers, Mark L.
• Application Number:
  US10/356,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20040150669A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A graphical user interface for describing a state of a managed system comprising a first view and a second view. The first view is for rendering a first role-specific annotation for a first role which describes the state of the managed system using a first vocabulary, wherein the first view is selectable in response to a first user request. The second view is for rendering a second role-specific annotation for a second role which describes the state of the managed system using a second vocabulary, wherein the second view is selectable in response to a second user request.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface for describing a state of a managed system comprising:

a first view for rendering a first role-specific annotation for a first role which describes said state of said managed system using a first vocabulary, wherein said first view is selectable in response to a first user request; and

a second view for rendering a second role-specific annotation for a second role which describes said state of said managed system using a second vocabulary, wherein said second view is selectable in response to a second user request.

2. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 1 wherein said first view is operable to receive data for describing said state of said managed system using said first vocabulary.

3. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 2 wherein said data is mapped into mapped data for describing said state of said managed system using said second vocabulary at a mapping interface.

4. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 3 further comprising a mapping view for rendering a portion of said mapping interface.

5. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 3 wherein said second view is operable to render said mapped data for describing said state of said managed system using said second vocabulary.

6. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 1 wherein said managed system is an enterprise system operable to provide web services.

7. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 1 further comprising a first selectable tab and a second selectable tab, wherein said first view is rendered in response to a user selecting said first selectable tab, and said second view is rendered in response to a user selecting said second selectable tab.

8. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 1 wherein said first role is a business role, said first vocabulary is a business vocabulary, said second role is an operations role, and said second vocabulary is an operations vocabulary.

9. The graphical user interface as recited in claim 1 wherein said first view and said second view are data-driven.

10. A method for rendering a graphical user interface, said method comprising:

rendering a first view, said first view comprising a first role-specific annotation for a first role, said first role-specific annotation for describing a state of a managed system using a first vocabulary;

in response to a user request, mapping a portion of said first role-specific annotation into a second role-specific annotation for describing a state of a managed system using a second vocabulary; and

rendering a second view, said second view comprising said second role-specific annotation for a second role.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 further comprising receiving data for describing said state of said managed system using said first vocabulary.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising mapping said data into mapped data for describing said state of said managed system using said second vocabulary.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising rendering said mapped data for describing said state of said managed system using said second vocabulary in said second view.

14. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein said managed system is an enterprise system operable to provide web services.

15. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein said first role is a business role, said first vocabulary is a business vocabulary, said second role is an operations role, and said second vocabulary is an operations vocabulary.

16. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of describing a state of a managed system, said method comprising:

receiving a first role-specific annotation for a first role, said first role-specific annotation for describing said state of said managed system using a first vocabulary;

accessing a mapping model for mapping a portion of said first role-specific annotation into a second role-specific annotation using a second vocabulary;

mapping said first vocabulary into said second vocabulary using said mapping model, said second role-specific annotation describing said state of said managed system using said second vocabulary.

17. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 16 further comprising, in response to a first user request, rendering a first view of a graphical user interface, said first view for rendering said first role-specific annotation for said first role.

18. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 17 further comprising, in response to a second user request, rendering a second view of said graphical user interface, said second view for rendering said second role-specific annotation for said second role.

19. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 16 wherein said managed system is an enterprise system operable to provide web services.

20. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 16 wherein said first role is a business role, said first vocabulary is a business vocabulary, said second role is an operations role, and said second vocabulary is an operations vocabulary.