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Justin K Stanton

David C James

Yue Chen

Daniel Ward

Leyu Feng

Huajun Luo

Chuanbo Zhang

Jie Du

Chung Man Yiu

Displaying a hierarchy. A method includes identifying a set of nodes representing sites in a hierarchy. The set of nodes share one or more common characteristics not shared by any other nodes in the hierarchy. The method further includes determining that the set of nodes, as a set, meet a predetermined condition. As a result of the nodes sharing the one or more common characteristics not shared by any other nodes in the hierarchy and as a result of the set meeting the predetermined condition, the method further includes aggregating at least a portion of the set of nodes. The method further includes displaying in a graphical user interface a representation of the hierarchy including displaying the aggregated portion as a single entity in the hierarchy.

Relationship visualization and graphical interaction model in IT client management

Relationship visualization and graphical interaction model in it client management

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Justin K Stanton