Method and apparatus for versioning and configuration management of object models
US7322025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/289
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tool for versioning and configuration management of object models in a computing system including a component container for grouping objects to form a component containing the objects, the objects having properties and associations and a configuration container for grouping the assembled components to form a configuration. Each component is assigned a version number upon creation whereupon subsequent versions, if any, of the component are derived directly or indirectly from an earlier version, the objects accessibly isolated within the assigned component versions except for inter-component associations established between compatible ones of the objects in separate but compatible components of the configuration, the associations forming the basis for assembling, managing and function of the configuration.
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