SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ELEMENT USAGE IN A DEEP ELEMENT STRUCTURE

A system for identifying usage of a target data element including both direct and indirect usage, within a data element structure where the target data element may have more than one parent data element. The system includes a usage processing engine configure to identify direct and indirect usage data elements for the target data element within the data element structure and a user interface configured to display the direct and indirect usage data elements for the target element in a hierarchical structure.