Graphical Node Copy Paste with Relationship Healing
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Solution Overview
Problem
When cutting and pasting objects between graphical diagrams in computer systems, existing technologies often fail to maintain predefined relationships and adapt new data correctly, leading to inconsistencies and disruptions in the diagram's structure.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves using a data model that interprets and conforms to predefined diagram definitions, allowing for intelligent insertion and removal of items while healing relationships to maintain diagram integrity, through sequential or hierarchical operations, and enabling users to manipulate graphical elements within a graphical user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If items are copied and pasted between diagrams, then data can be transferred, but the predefined relationships and diagram structure may be disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that detect relationship violations when items are copied or pasted between diagrams. The relationship manager monitors diagram structure and provides feedback to prevent or correct disruptions to predefined relationships, ensuring data transfer does not compromise diagram integrity
Solution Approach 2:
A relationship manager acts as an intermediary between the copy/paste operation and the diagram structure. This mediator validates incoming data against predefined relationships, adjusts the data model accordingly, and ensures that copied items maintain appropriate relationships with existing diagram elements
2Ease of operation
If objects are cut from diagrams, then items can be removed, but established relationships between other objects may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
Before removing an item from a diagram, the system performs preliminary actions by analyzing the data model to predict and prepare for relationship changes. The relationship manager pre-calculates how other objects' relationships should be adjusted, ensuring stable transitions that maintain diagram integrity during item removal
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service relationship adjustment where the data model automatically heals and reconfigures relationships when items are removed. The relationship manager autonomously manages the complexity of relationship updates, allowing users to simply remove items while the system handles the stabilization of remaining relationships
3Adaptability or versatility
If new data is pasted into diagrams, then data can be added, but the new data may not conform to diagram definitions
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes parameters of incoming data during the paste operation. The relationship manager transforms the data model to match predefined diagram definitions, adjusting data types, relationships, and structure parameters so that new data conforms to the target diagram's requirements while maintaining the user's original data flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the incoming data structure and then adapts it to match the target diagram's predefined relationships. This copying approach allows the original data to remain unchanged while generating a conformant version that integrates properly with the diagram's existing structure and definitions
Data Source
AI summary
When using graphical diagrams, cutting and pasting operations may take advantage of predefined relationships to intelligently insert and remove items from the diagram. A text data model may be interpreted sequentially or hierarchically to construct various diagrams. Pasting operations will bring new data into the diagram and data model while conforming the new data to the diagram definition. Cutting operations may cause the data model and diagram to be healed to conform to the diagram definition.