Apparatus, method and computer program for providing a GUI representation of relationships between a set of resources of a data processing system

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus, method and computer program for providing a GUI representation of relationships between a set of resources of a data processing system. This involves identifying a plurality of separable subsets each comprising one or more resources of the set of resources. At least one of said subsets comprises an hierarchically ordered plurality of resources. The separable subsets are represented as interconnected elements within a single GUI representation of the set of resources and the interconnections between elements represent relationships between the subsets of resources. An element corresponding to an hierarchically ordered plurality of resources includes a representation of the hierarchical order. Responsive to user interaction with one or more of the elements of the GUI representation, one or more elements are repositioned independently of the positioning of other elements of the GUI representation, and the representation of interconnections between the elements is updated in response to the repositioning to retain within the single GUI representation a representation of the relationships between the repositioned elements.