Patent ID: 8332750

Claim:
A computer implemented method of resolving inter-page nodes in flow diagrams, the computer implemented method comprising: responsive to identifying an inter-page node in a multiple page flow diagram, requesting a bid for each page in a set of candidate pages from each policy in a set of page break policies, wherein the inter-page node is a node laid out on a page break; selecting a page from the set of candidate pages based on bids received from the set of page break policies to form a selected page, wherein a value of each bid indicates a level of suitability of each page in the set of candidate pages; and moving the inter-page node located on the page break to a new location on the selected page, wherein the new location on the selected page is located off or all page breaks for the flow diagram; responsive to receiving a selection to print the flow diagram in a report format, splitting each connection in a set of connections crossing a page break to form a split connection and a split anchor pair associated with the split connection, wherein a first split anchor in the split anchor pair is generated on a first page where the split connection begins and a second split anchor in the split anchor pair is generated on a second page where the split connection ends, and wherein each split anchor pair is annotated with a unique identifier; and generating report format navigational aids in a set of margins on each page of the flow diagram, wherein the report format navigational aids comprises arrows and a page number identifying a subsequent page on which a next sequential portion of the flow diagram is found.