System and method for mapping flow chart process descriptions to system diagram elements through a graphical user interface
A method of graphically mapping actions to actors may include displaying a first UI element containing system diagram representative of a system diagram and a second UI element containing a list of contextually related actions through a user interface; operating branch creation logic, in response to receiving a first selection input through the user interface; operating branch merge logic, in response to receiving a subsequent selection input through the user interface; rendering a chart element from an action/outcome text node branch, in a third window of the user interface through operation of the graphics processor; and/or linking at least two chart elements in the third window based, in part, on hierarchical ranking of the associated ranked action/outcome text node branches through operation of the graphics processor.
1. A method of mapping flow chart process descriptions to system diagram graphics through a graphical user interface (UI) comprises:
displaying a first UI element comprising a system diagram having a system diagram graphic in a first window, and a second UI element comprising a flow chart graphics object of a flow chart diagram in a second window of the graphical user interface;
operating a user interface controller to:
receive a first UI action control through the graphical user interface;
receive a first UI selection control for the system diagram graphic displayed in the first UI element;
receive a second UI selection control for the flow chart graphics object displayed in the second UI element; and
associate the first UI selection control and the second UI selection control;
associating component name text with the first UI selection control, resulting in a selected component name text;
associating action/outcome text with the second UI selection control, resulting in a selected action/outcome text, wherein the action/outcome text comprises a flow chart process description associated with a process represented by the flow chart diagram;
associating the selected component name text with the selected action/outcome text, thereby resulting in associated component name text and associated action/outcome text;
combining the associated component name text from the first UI element with the associated action/outcome text from the second UI element to form a process description text node branch; and
displaying the process description text node branch in a process description text window, the process description text node branch comprising the component name text and a semantically modified action/outcome text.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UI action control comprises a drag and drop action control configured to drag and drop the selected system diagram graphic of the first UI element onto the selected flow chart graphics object displayed in the second UI element of the flow chart diagram in the second window.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UI action control comprises a drag and drop action control configured to drag and drop the selected flow chart graphics object of the second UI element onto the selected system diagram graphic displayed in the first UI element of the flow chart diagram in the first window.
4. A non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions of mapping flow chart process descriptions to system diagram graphics through a graphical user interface (UI) comprises, the instructions to operate a computer processor to:
display a first UI element comprising a system diagram having a system diagram graphic in a first window, and a second UI element comprising a flow chart graphics object of a flow chart diagram in a second window of the graphical user interface;
operate a user interface controller to:
receive a first UI action control through the graphical user interface;
receive a first UI selection control for the system diagram graphic displayed in the first UI element;
receive a second UI selection control for the flow chart graphics object displayed in the second UI element; and
associate the first UI selection control and the second UI selection control;
associate component name text with the first UI selection control, resulting in a selected component name text;
associate action/outcome text with the second UI selection control, resulting in a selected action/outcome text, wherein the action/outcome text comprises a flow chart process description associated with a process represented by the flow chart diagram;
associate the selected component name text with the selected action/outcome text, thereby resulting in associated component name text and associated action/outcome text;
combine the associated component name text from the first UI element with the associated action/outcome text from the second UI element to form a process description text node branch; and
display the process description text node branch in a process description text window, the process description text node branch comprising the component name text and a semantically modified action/outcome text.
5. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 4 , wherein the UI action control comprises a drag and drop action control configured to drag and drop the selected system diagram graphic of the first UI element onto the selected flow chart graphics object displayed in the second UI element of the flow chart diagram in the second window.
6. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 4 , wherein the UI action control comprises a drag and drop action control configured to drag and drop the selected flow chart graphics object of the second UI element onto the selected system diagram graphic displayed in the first UI element of the flow chart diagram in the first window.
7. A method comprising:
displaying a first UI element comprising a system diagram having a system diagram graphic in a first window, and a second UI element comprising a flow chart graphics object of a flow chart diagram in a second window of the graphical user interface;
operating a user interface controller to:
receive a first UI action control through the graphical user interface;
receive a first UI selection control for a system diagram graphic displayed in the first UI element;
receive a second UI selection control for the flow chart graphics object displayed in the second UI element; and
associate the first UI selection control and the second UI selection control;
associating component name node with the first UI selection control, resulting in a selected component name node;
associating action/outcome node with the second UI selection control, resulting in a selected action/outcome node, wherein the action/outcome node comprises a flow chart process description associated with a process represented by the flow chart diagram;
associating the selected component name node with the selected action/outcome node, thereby resulting in associated component name node and associated action/outcome node;
combining the associated component name node from the first UI element with the associated action/outcome node from the second UI element to form a process description text node branch; and
displaying the process description text node branch in a process description text window, the process description text node branch comprising the component name node and a semantically modified action/outcome node.