1. A method, in a data processing system, for presenting status information associated with a hierarchical operation, comprising: displaying a first status indicator and a second status indicator; and arranging, separately, the first and second status indicators in a Z-order layering in said view, wherein the first and second status indicators respectively indicate a status of first and second portions of the hierarchical operation, and the second portion of the hierarchical operation status being a subset of the first portion of the hierarchical operation.