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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
George G. Robertson, Seattle, WA (US);
John E. Churchill, Monroe, WA (US);
Mary P. Czerwinski, Woodinville, WA (US);
Prasad Sripathi Panditharadhya, Redmond, WA (US);
Udaya K. Bhaskara, Redmond, WA (US);
George G. Robertson, Seattle, WA (US);
John E. Churchill, Monroe, WA (US);
Mary P. Czerwinski, Woodinville, WA (US);
Prasad Sripathi Panditharadhya, Redmond, WA (US);
Udaya K. Bhaskara, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to effectively visualize the mapping between two schemas, referred to herein as a source schema (or first schema) and a destination schema (or second schema), regardless of the size or complexity of the schemas and mappings. According to one aspect of the present invention a method for visually representing a mapping between a first schema and a second schema is provided. The method includes receiving a selection of an object, emphasizing the selected object and identifying a plurality of objects that are relevant to the selected object. The objects that are identified as being relevant to the selected object are also emphasized.