<bbody/>, <branches/>, <branch/> — Hierarchical tables


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`<bbody/>`, `<branches/>`, `<branch/>` — Hierarchical tables

The first hierarchical table was developed to do stakeholder analysis. The generalized implementation uses a specialized table body element: <bbody/>. Changing @display switches between the full table and a simplified blocks view, which makes it easier to restructure the branches.

Figure 15. table/@display="table" (columns displayed for data processing)

Column one shows indentation to match the nested branches. Column two, the XPath. Column three, nothing important.

Figure 16. table/@display="block" (columns hidden for tree processing)

The same hierarchical table in block/ list mode

Figure 17. <bbody/> markup

<table shindent="show" hs="corner" display="block" shfocus="show">
  <bbody>
    <branch>
      <tr>
        <th id="th">stakeholders</th>
        <td><xpath>table/bbody/branch/tr/td</xpath></td>
      </tr>
      <branches>
        <branch>
          <tr>
            <th>internal</th>
            <td><xpath>table/bbody/branch/branches/branch[1]/tr/td</xpath></td>
          </tr>
          <branches>
            <branch>
              <tr>
                <th>group</th>
                <td><xpath>table/bbody/branch/branches/branch[1]/</xpath><xpath>branches/branch[1]/tr/td</xpath></td>
              </tr>
              <branches>
                <branch>
                  <tr>
                    <th>individuals</th>
                    <td><xpath>table/bbody/branch/branches/branch[1]/<xpath>branches/branch[1]/<xpath>branches/branch[1]/tr/td</xpath></xpath></xpath></td>
                  </tr>
                </branch>
              </branches>
            </branch>
          </branches>
        </branch>
        <branch>
          <tr>
            <th>external</th>
            <td><xpath>table/bbody/branch/branches/branch[2]/tr/td</xpath></td>
          </tr>
        </branch>
      </branches>
    </branch>
  </bbody>
</table>