Oracle International Corporation

Richard Stephen Grieve

James Adam Steadman

Martin Hogg

Conor O'Neill

Adam Chesney

Suman Karmakar

Simon Leaver Lord

Stephen Vangasse

Paolo Fragapane

Robert Lloyd Lavender

Jeremy Ashley

A computing device can automatically generate a flow diagram showing statuses that objects in a system can possess, and the possible transitions between these statuses. Using snapshots of database data, the device can determine how the statuses of these objects have changed over time. The device can analyze the data to suggest which database fields likely represent object status. The device can render the flow diagram to illustrate system states at different selected times. Each rendered flow diagram can indicate, for the selected time point, the quantity of objects that possessed each status at that time, and, for a selected time interval, the quantity of objects that changed from each status to each other status during that time interval. The statuses can be represented in the flow diagram as status bubbles having sizes that are based on the quantities of objects having those bubble's statuses at the selected time point.

Flow fields

Flow state totals and auto flow warehousing

A computing device can automatically generate a flow diagram showing statuses that objects in a system can possess, and the possible transitions between these statuses. Using snapshots of database data, the device can determine how the statuses of these objects have changed over time. The device can analyze the data to suggest which database fields likely represent object status. The device can render the flow diagram to illustrate system states at different selected times. Each rendered flow diagram can indicate, for the selected time point, the quantity of objects that possessed each status at that time, and, for a selected time interval, the quantity of objects that changed from each status to each other status during that time interval. The statuses can be represented in the flow diagram as status bubbles having sizes that are based on the quantities of objects have those bubble's statuses at the selected time point.

Flow pipe totals

Auto draw flow

There is provided a method of managing a resource within a computer system using a configuration wrapper, the method comprising: providing a configuration file comprising configuration data for the resource; generating metadata related to the configuration data; and automatically processing the metadata to produce a configuration wrapper for the resource. The configuration wrapper may be a java object with management attributes and methods.

Resource management method

The present invention relates to a user interface control for controlling the value of a variable in a processing system. The user interface control includes, a display, an input device and a processor. The processor is adapted to cooperate with the display and the input device to generate an input representation on the display, the input representation allowing the value of the variable to be specified by the user using the input device. The processor then generates a graphical representation on the display, the graphical representation showing a relationship between the variable and a parameter. Finally, the processor generates an indicator on the display, the indicator indicating a value of the parameter for the value of the variable specified using the input representation.

User interface

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Bristol, United Kingdom

Richard Stephen Grieve