Change management

US8037088B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oracle International Corporation · US

Inventors

• Ramkrishna Chatterjee · Nashua, US
• Marco Carrer · Reading, US
• David Mor · Merrimack, US
• Chen Zhou · Troy, US
• Amit Dhuleshia · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 11, 2011
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with artifact type neutral change management are described. One example method includes maintaining an access table for each artifact in a collaborative software environment that records a most recent access of an artifact on a per user basis. An artifact type registration table is also maintained that maps each artifact type to the access table that records access information for artifacts of the given type and to a data store that stores artifacts of that type. For a given user, artifact pair, queries on the type registration table, access table, and data store are generated to return the last modification time for the artifact and the user's last access time for the artifact. This information is used to determine a change status of the artifact for the given user. This common framework can be used for artifacts of any type that are registered in the type registration table.