Visually modeling screen-flows in component-oriented web-based system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10148524-B2
Application number	US-201414514503-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2014
Priority date	Nov 20, 2013
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

A method includes selecting portal resources of a portal system within a graphical modeling tool. Data fields of the selected portal resources are mapped to each other using the graphical modeling tool to generate an execution flow path of the selected portal resources. The execution flow path is stored as a portal resource in the portal system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
providing a web navigational user interface of a portal system, wherein the web navigational user interface includes a graphical modeling tool for selecting portal resources;
causing the web navigation user interface to display a first portal page of a plurality of portal pages in response to a first navigation by a user, wherein the first portal page includes a first set of portal resources;
upon activation of the graphical modeling tool, causing the web navigational user interface to display a defined collection mode area in a top-half portion of the web navigational user interface and to display the first portal page in a bottom-half portion of the web navigational user interface, wherein the defined collection mode area is side by side with the portal resources to be collected, wherein the first portal page, having been actively displayed within the web navigational user interface prior to the activation of the graphical modeling tool, continues to stay actively displayed within the web navigation user interface after the activation of the graphical modeling tool, wherein the graphical modeling tool is activated via a selection by the user;
receiving, via the graphical modeling tool, a first selection of portal resources of the portal system, wherein the first selection of the portal resources is based at least in part on dragging portal resources of the first set of portal resources from the bottom-half portion of the web navigational user interface and dropping the dragged portal resources into the defined collection mode area of the web navigational user interface;
causing the web navigation user interface to display in the bottom-half portion a second portal page of the plurality of portal pages in response to a second navigation by the user, wherein the second portal page includes a second set of portal resources, wherein the first portal page and the second portal page are not displayed at the same time;
receiving, via the graphical modeling tool, a second selection of portal resources of the portal system, wherein the second selection of the portal resources is based at least in part on dragging portal resources of the second set of portal resources from the bottom half portion the web navigational user interface and dropping the dragged portal resources into the defined collection mode area of the web navigational user interface in the top-half portion;
mapping, via the graphical modeling tool, data fields of the first and second selected portal resources to each other using the graphical modeling tool to generate an execution flow path of the selected portal resources; and
storing the execution flow path as a portal resource in the portal system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of portal resources includes a first set of portlets and a link to the first portal page, and wherein the second set of portal resources includes a second set of portlets and a link to the second portal page.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the collection mode area having been actively displayed before the first selection, continues to stay actively displayed during the first and second selection.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises providing search functionality in an administrator selection user interface for portal resources.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein in the administrator selection user interface icons of portal resources are selectable.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mapping is performed using a drag-and-drop functionality.

7. A system comprising a display screen, a processor and a memory, the system configured to:
provide a web navigational user interface of a portal system for selecting portal resources, wherein the web navigational user interface includes a graphical modeling tool for selecting portal resources; cause the web navigation user interface to display a first portal page of a plurality of portal pages in response to a first navigation by a user, wherein the first portal page includes a first set of portal resources; upon activation of the graphical modeling tool, cause the web navigational user interface to display a defined collection mode area in a top-half portion of the web navigational user interface and to display the first portal page in a bottom-half portion of the web navigational user interface, wherein the defined collection mode areas is side by side with the portal resources to be collected, wherein the first portal page, having been actively displayed within the web navigational user interface prior to the activation of the graphical modeling tool, continues to stay actively displayed within the web navigational user interface after the activation of the graphical modeling tool, wherein the graphical modeling tool is activated via a selection by the user;
receive, via the graphical modeling tool, a first selection of portal resources of the portal system, wherein
the first selection of the portal resources is based at least in part on dragging portal resources of the first set of portal resources from the bottom-half portion of the web navigational user interface and dropping the dragged portal resources into the defined collection mode area of the web navigational user;
cause the web navigation user interface to display in the bottom-half portion a second portal page of the plurality of portal pages in response to a second navigation by the user, wherein the second portal page includes a second set of portal resources, wherein the first portal page and the second portal page are not displayed at the same time;
map, via the graphical modeling tool, data fields of the first and second selected portal resources to each other using the graphical modeling tool to generate an execution flow path of the selected portal resources; and store the execution flow path as a portal resource in the portal system.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the first set of portal resources includes a first set of portlets and a link to the first portal page, and wherein the second set of portal resources includes a second set of portlets and a link to the second portal page.

9. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the system is further configured to provide search functionality in an administrator selection user interface for portal resources.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein in the administrator selection user interface icons of portal resources are selectable.

11. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the collection mode area having been actively displayed before the first selection, continues to stay actively displayed during the first and second selection.

12. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the mapping is performed using a drag-and-drop functionality.

13. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method, comprising:
providing a web navigational user interface of a portal system, wherein the web navigational user interface includes a graphical modeling tool for selecting portal resources;
causing the web navigation user interface to display a first portal page of a plurality of portal pages in response to a first navigation by a user, wherein the first portal page includes a first set of portal resources;
upon activation of the graphical modeling tool, causing the web navigational user interface to display a defined collection mo

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Diester Matthias
• Giuliani Timotheus
• Nauerz Andreas
• Steinheber Thomas

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L41/22 Primary

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• G06F8/34 Primary

  Graphical or visual programming · CPC title

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title