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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Steven Jeffrey Schlesinger, Escondido, CA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for selecting multiple items in a hierarchy having two or more levels. Preferably, the hierarchy comprises at least one replication group, wherein the items are replicatable on systems and the replication group comprises a set of rules governing the replication of items on systems. The method comprises the steps of displaying a hierarchy of multiple items on a monitor connected to a computer; selecting two or more non-adjacent items in the hierarchy; and displaying graphical information on the monitor. The graphical information denotes the quantity of selected items and membership of the selected items in replication groups. In addition, the graphical information and item selections are maintained when the selected items are not visible on the monitor. The displayed graphical information can be designed so as to provide the user with feedback as to the status of selected and/or non-selected items. The image of the icon can be designed to change as the status of the associated item changes. The displayed graphical information can include items that are not eligible for selection, or be limited to only those items eligible for selection.