Methods and Systems for Entering Object Assignments
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for entering object assignments. In one implementation, a system is provided that comprises means for storing first and second object hierarchies, the second object hierarchy including a plurality of objects and at least one folder object being the root of a sub-hierarchy of objects, and each object of the first and second object hierarchies having an object type of a pre-defined set of object types. The system may further comprise a rule base for storage of object types and associated sub-sets, means for displaying the object hierarchies on a graphical user interface which enables a user'"'"'s selection of the first object from the first object hierarchy and displays an indicator for the at least one folder object if the sub-hierarchy of the folder object contains at least one object having an object type of the sub-set associated with the first object and, in response, further displays an assignment symbol between the first object and the folder object and/or the at least one object of the sub-hierarchy.
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24. A computer-implemented method for creating an assignment between a first object hierarchy and a second object hierarchy, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
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receiving, based on input from a user, a selection of a first object in the first object hierarchy; determining a sub-set of object types associated with an object type of the selected first object; identifying a folder object in the second object hierarchy that has a sub-hierarchy with at least a second object having an object type corresponding to the determined sub-set of object types; providing instructions to display to the user an indication of the identified folder object and sub-hierarchy with second object having an object type corresponding to the determined sub-set of object types; and in response to a selection of the identified folder object by the user, storing data specifying an assignment between the first object in the first object hierarchy and at least one of the selected folder object in the second object hierarchy or the second object in the sub-hierarchy of the second object hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A data processing system, comprising:
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a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to perform the following operations; receiving, based on input from a user, a selection of a first object in the first object hierarchy;
determining a sub-set of object types associated with an object type of the selected first object;identifying a folder object in the second object hierarchy that has a sub-hierarchy with at least a second object having an object type corresponding to the determined sub-set of object types; providing instructions to display to the user an indication of the identified folder object and sub-hierarchy with second object having an object type corresponding to the determined sub-set of object types; and in response to a selection of the identified folder object by the user, storing data specifying an assignment between the first object in the first object hierarchy and at least one of the selected folder object in the second object hierarchy or the second object in the sub-hierarchy of the second object hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer-implemented method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
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receiving, based on input from a user, the identification of at least one object to add to a sub-hierarchy of a source object; adding the at least one object to the sub-hierarchy of the source object; identifying at least one respective object assignment between the sub-hierarchy of the source object and a target object; and storing data to cause the added object to automatically inherit the at least one respective object assignment. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A data processing system, comprising:
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a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to perform the following operations; receiving, based on input from a user, the identification of at least one object to add to a sub-hierarchy of a source object; adding the at least one object to the sub-hierarchy of the source object; identifying at least one respective object assignment between the sub-hierarchy of the source object and a target object; and storing data to cause the added object to automatically inherit the at least one respective object assignment. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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