Patent ID: 8510679

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, with an electronic processor, user input at a first object within a mapping tool application; wherein the mapping tool provides visuals for displaying and functions for maintaining a connection mapping between a plurality of source objects and a plurality of target objects, wherein the mapping tool provides at least two viewing areas, a first viewing area displaying source objects and a second viewing area displaying target objects, wherein the mapping includes a function where a source object is selected and every target object having a mapped connection to the source object is indicated in the second viewing area, and wherein the second viewing area is limited to a field of view over a sub-set of target objects with a control function for changing which contiguous sub-set is currently viewed; producing a quick view list in response to the user input, which includes at least one global function that affects all of the target objects, wherein said list displays all target objects mapped to the first object; using the quick view list to manipulate at least one object on the list in response to additional user input, which includes at least one function, wherein the at least one function includes at least one of: focusing the second viewing area on the at least one object on the quick view list, and deleting a mapping connection between a target object represented by the at least one object on the quick view list and the first object.