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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Dwayne Dames, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Jeffrey S. Kobal, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Dwayne Dames, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Jeffrey S. Kobal, Lake Worth, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system () for previewing changes to a structured flow diagram is provided. The system includes a user interface () that displays a structured flow diagram according to a predetermined visual format. The system () further includes a preview module () for generating a modified display of a portion of the structured flow diagram displayable with the user interface (). The modified display shows a user-directed modification to the structured flow diagram by displaying the user-directed modification in a different visual format juxtaposed with portions of the structured flow diagram that remain unchanged by the user-directed modification. The modification to the structured flow diagram can thus be previewed prior to determining whether to incorporate the modification into the structured flow diagram if the system user elects to do so.