JOB CREATION AND REUSE
Jobs can be created within a visual authoring environment. A new job of a selected type can be added to a diagrammatic workspace. Subsequently, a mechanism configured to enable selection of a saved job that implements all or a portion of the job can be presented. After selection, a saved job can be acquired and the workspace updated based thereon. Furthermore, data sources associated with the saved job can be can be added to a data source designated portion of the environment.
1 . In a computer configured to provide a graphical user interface on a display, a method comprising:
presenting on the display a visual representation of an operation configured to add a new job of a select type to a diagrammatic workspace; and
presenting on the display a visual representation of the new job, devoid of transformation operations, in the diagrammatic workspace in response to activation of the operation.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprises presenting on the display a dialog box that enables selection of a previously saved job.
3 . The method of claim 2 further comprises presenting on the display the dialog box upon selection of the visual representation of the new job.
4 . The method of claim 2 further comprises presenting on the display a visual representation of a selected saved job on the workspace.
5 . The method of claim 4 further comprises presenting on the display a visual representation of a job comprising one or more data transformation operations, one or more input data sources, and an output data source.
6 . The method of claim 4 further comprises presenting on the display a visual representation of one or more input data sources associated with the selected saved job in an area dedicated to available data sources.
7 . The method of claim 4 , presenting on the display the visual representation of a selected saved job on the workspace comprises replacing the visual representation of the new job.
8 . The method of claim 1 further comprises presenting on the display a menu of job types associated with the new job.
9 . A method comprising:
employing at least one processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in a memory to perform the following acts:
requesting identification of a saved job; and
presenting a visual representation of an identified saved job in a diagrammatic workspace, the visual representation includes a job comprising one or more data transformation operations, zero or more input data sources, and optionally an output data source.
10 . The method of claim 9 further comprises presenting a plurality of job types.
11 . The method of claim 10 further comprises receiving identification of one of the plurality of job types.
12 . The method of claim 9 further comprises presenting a visual representation of a new job of an identified type and devoid of transformation operations in the diagrammatic workspace.
13 . The method of claim 12 further comprises presenting a dialog box that enables identification of the saved job upon selection of the visual representation of the new job.
14 . The method of claim 13 further comprises replacing the visualization of the new job with the visual representation of an identified saved job on the workspace.
15 . The method of claim 14 further comprises presenting a visual representation of one or more input data sources for the identified job in a portion dedicated to data sources.
16 . A system comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory, the processor configured to execute the following computer-executable components stored in the memory:
a first component configured to initiate acquisition of a saved job in response to addition of a representation of a new job devoid of transformation operations to a diagrammatic workspace; and
a second component configured to present a visual representation of the saved job specified in code in the workspace.
17 . The system of claim 16 further comprises a third component configured to present a list of job types for selection associated with the new job.
18 . The system of claim 16 further comprises a third component configured present a dialog box to enable selection of the saved job.
19 . The system of claim 16 further comprising a third component configured to present a visual representation a data source associated with the saved job in a dedicated source area.
20 . The system of claim 16 further comprising a third component configured to present suggested data sources based on the saved job.