Patent ID: 7412502
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for mapping, said method comprising: receiving component identifiers as input, wherein each component identifier comprises a depth parameter, a component name parameter, and a parent component parameter; receiving one or more event identifiers as input, wherein each event identifier comprises a depth parameter, an event name parameter, and a parent component parameter; and providing a graphical representation of a hierarchy containing separate graphical objects representative of a business process, an event generated by one of an application probe or a component probe, and at least one of a hardware component or a software component, wherein: the graphical representation of the hierarchy is generated based on the received component identifiers and the one or more event identifiers, a general view of a business process is represented in a level at one extreme of said hierarchy, at least one event generated by a component probe is represented in a level at the opposite extreme of said hierarchy from the level at which the general view of the business process is represented, and at least one event generated by an application probe is represented in an intermediate level of said hierarchy between the general view of the business process and the at least one event generated by the component probe, wherein said providing a graphical representation further comprises: providing an axis representing the death parameter, wherein graphical objects representative of the business process, an event generated by one of an application probe or a component probe, and at least one of a hardware component or a software component are arranged along the axis according to their corresponding depth parameter in the corresponding component or event identifier.