Patent ID: 8122381

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of displaying information on a computer display device, the method comprising: loading data into a context hierarchical data structure in memory during an execution of a business software application, the context hierarchical data structure comprising an arrangement of nodes and attributes, wherein the data are generated during execution and debugging of software; retrieving at least a portion of the data from the context hierarchical data structure; generating a summary of the structure and data of each node in the context hierarchical data structure wherein at least one of the nodes is a model node, the model node including a reference to an external object storing data, the summary including: for each node in the context hierarchical data structure, a number of attributes associated with the node, a number of elements associated with the node, and a number of sub nodes associated with the node; for each element in the context hierarchical data structure, a list of attributes associated with the element; and for each attribute in the context hierarchical data structure, a value of the attribute; displaying a first view on the display device during the execution, the first view comprising: the context hierarchical data structure; the data; and the summary of the structure and data of each node in the context hierarchical data structure.