Methods and systems for entering object assignments

摘要

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for entering object assignments. In one implementation, a system is provided that comprises means for storing first and second object hierarchies, the second object hierarchy including a plurality of objects and at least one folder object being the root of a sub-hierarchy of objects, and each object of the first and second object hierarchies having an object type of a pre-defined set of object types. The system may further comprise a rule base for storage of object types and associated sub-sets, means for displaying the object hierarchies on a graphical user interface which enables a user's selection of the first object from the first object hierarchy and displays an indicator for the at least one folder object if the sub-hierarchy of the folder object contains at least one object having an object type of the sub-set associated with the first object and, in response, further displays an assignment symbol between the first object and the folder object and/or the at least one object of the sub-hierarchy.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for creating an assignment between a first object hierarchy and a second object hierarchy, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
receiving, based on input from a user, a selection of a first object in the first object hierarchy; determining a sub-set of object types associated with an object type of the selected first object; identifying a folder object in the second object hierarchy that has a sub-hierarchy with at least a second object having an object type corresponding to the determined sub-set of object types; providing instructions to display to the user an indication symbol pointing to the identified folder object and sub-hierarchy with second object having an object type corresponding to the determined sub-set of object types; in response to a selection of the identified folder object by the user, storing data specifying an assignment between the first object in the first object hierarchy and at least one of the selected folder object in the second object hierarchy or the second object in the sub-hierarchy of the second object hierarchy; providing instructions to display a first assignment symbol representative of a defining edge between the first object and the folder object; providing instructions to display a second assignment symbol representative of respective dependent edges between the first object and a plurality of sub-objects in the sub-hierarchy of the second object hierarchy; assigning a unique identifier to the defining edge; assigning a unique identifier to each of the dependent edges; and storing the defining and depending edges in a database table using the respective unique identifiers as keys, whereby the database table includes a column for storing the unique identifier of the defining edge for identification of the dependent edges that depend from the defining edge.