Directory Tree Node Bulk Document Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies do not allow for direct bulk operations on documents managed by a directory tree, requiring users to perform operations individually, which is inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
The method involves displaying a directory tree with nodes representing documents, allowing users to select a target node and perform bulk operations on corresponding documents by manipulating the node, thereby simplifying the process and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users perform bulk operations on documents by selecting individual documents, then operation precision is maintained, but operation complexity increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces directory tree nodes as intermediary elements between users and actual documents. Users select nodes in the directory tree rather than individual documents, and the system automatically expands the selection to include all documents within the selected node hierarchy. This intermediary layer simplifies the selection process while maintaining precise control over bulk operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the document management interface into a directory tree structure where documents are organized hierarchically under nodes. This segmentation allows users to work with groups of documents through node selection rather than individually selecting each document, thereby enabling efficient bulk operations while maintaining operational precision.
2Productivity
If users select multiple individual documents for bulk operations, then operation precision is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by automatically expanding node selections to include all subordinate documents before executing bulk operations. When a user selects a node, the system pre-computes and prepares the complete set of documents within that node's hierarchy, so that the bulk operation can be executed immediately without additional selection time.
Solution Approach 2:
The directory tree nodes serve as intermediaries that encapsulate groups of documents. By operating on nodes rather than individual documents, users dramatically reduce the time required to select multiple documents for bulk operations, while the system maintains precise tracking of all included documents through the node hierarchy structure.
3Ease of operation
If the interface displays individual documents, then document accessibility is improved, but interface complexity increases for bulk operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the interface into a hierarchical directory tree structure where nodes represent folders or document groups and leaves represent individual documents. This segmentation allows the interface to maintain simplicity for bulk operations through node selection while preserving full document accessibility through the tree structure, effectively managing complexity through organized hierarchy.
Solution Approach 2:
Directory tree nodes act as intermediary elements that simplify the interface for bulk operations. Instead of requiring users to manually select multiple individual documents, users interact with nodes as intermediaries that represent and manage groups of documents, thereby reducing interface complexity while maintaining full document accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing method and device, an electronic apparatus and a storage medium are disclosed. The information processing method includes: displaying a directory tree corresponding to documents in a document repository, wherein nodes are displayed in the directory tree according to a hierarchical relationship of the documents, and each of the nodes corresponds to at least one document; in response to a first operation event on the nodes in the directory tree, selecting a target node; in response to a second operation event on the target node, performing a bulk operation corresponding to the second operation event on a target document corresponding to the target node; the target document comprises at least two documents, and the target node comprises at least two nodes corresponding to the at least two documents.