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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Daniel C. Berg, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Brad L. Blancett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael D. Elder, Durham, NC (US);
Chad M. Holliday, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Narinder Makin, Morrisville, NC (US);
John E. Swanke, Terryville, CT (US);
Daniel C. Berg, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Brad L. Blancett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael D. Elder, Durham, NC (US);
Chad M. Holliday, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Narinder Makin, Morrisville, NC (US);
John E. Swanke, Terryville, CT (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A model simplification tool can receive a command to simplify the presentation of a visually complex semantic model from a graphical modeling application. The visually complex semantic model can be comprised of a multitude of object representations and their associations, such that the usability of the model is impaired. An association status can be determined for each object representation, which can designate the object representation as autonomous, containment, or subordinate. The presentation of the visually complex semantic model can be consolidated based on the association status of object representations. Subordinate objects can be nested within containment objects to produce a simplified semantic model. The simplified semantic model can be rendered within the graphical modeling application.