Patent ID: 6243092
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for editing visual primitives representing a transaction flow used by a transaction processing system, the apparatus comprising:a digital computer;a data storage device coupled to the digital computer and configured to store the transaction flow, the transaction flow comprising a series of operations, and being associated with visual primitives where each visual primitive represents a respective operation of the transaction flow;a visual display coupled to the digital computer and configured to display the visual primitives; andan editor operated by the digital computer and coupled to the data storage device and the visual display, the editor being configured to access the transaction flow and to:facilitate editing of the visual primitives;facilitate repositioning at least one visual primitive in the transaction flow to improve the transaction flow appearance;facilitate rerouting connection lines associated with the repositioned visual primitive, said rerouting comprising performing a limited search for alternate connection line routes; anddisplay a visual indicator if configuration of a first operation of the transaction flow is incomplete, the visual indicator being displayed so as to be associated with a first visual primitive representative of the first operation.