Patent ID: 8156155
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying a data model, the method comprising: generating a model graph visualization to represent the data model and an instance graph visualization to represent an instance of the data model that includes actual data, wherein the data model includes entities which are related by relationships, wherein vertices in the model graph visualization represent entities, wherein vertices in the instance graph visualization represent entity instances, wherein edges in the model graph visualization represent relationships, and wherein edges in the instance graph visualization represent relationship instances; concurrently displaying the model graph visualization and the instance graph visualization; receiving a selection of a first vertex in the model graph visualization, wherein the first vertex represents a first entity in the data model; determining, by computer, a first set of entity instances in the instance of the data model, wherein each entity instance in the first set of entity instances is an instance of the first entity; highlighting a first set of vertices in the instance graph visualization, wherein each vertex in the first set of vertices represents an entity instance in the first set of entity instances; receiving an attribute value; determining a second set of entity instances in the instance of the data model, wherein each entity instance in the second set of entity instances includes an attribute that is associated with the attribute value; and highlighting vertices in the instance graph visualization which are associated with the second set of entities.