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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Sriram Sridharan, Bangalore, IN;
Sriram Sridharan, Bangalore, IN;
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
A method and system of graphically displaying relationships among a hierarchy of descriptors facilitates an easy-to-read depiction of the relationships. Descriptors are grouped into a first, second, and third set of descriptors. These three sets of descriptors are assigned places in a hierarchy. A first set of relationships is defined between the first set of descriptors and the second set of descriptors. A second set of relationships is defined between the second set of descriptors and the third set of descriptors. The first, second, and third sets of descriptors are graphically displayed as first, second, and third descriptor lists. The first and second sets of relationships are graphically displayed as first and second relationship grids. The first descriptor list is adjacent to the first relationship grid, the first relationship grid is adjacent to the second descriptor list, the second descriptor list is adjacent to the second relationship grid, and the second relationship grid is adjacent to the third descriptor list, thereby forming a contiguous figure.