Managing multiple versions of enterprise meta-models using semantic based indexing

US8666951B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Thomas T. Hanis · Raleigh, US
• Eoin Lane · Littleton, US
• Fang Lu · Billerica, US
• Azadeh Salehi · Raleigh, US
• Alphonse J. Wojtas · East Hampstead, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 29, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system and program product of managing multiple versions of enterprise meta-models within an enterprise model using semantic based indexing. The steps include: receiving a query; determining from the query a topic and at least two versions of a topic map meta-model of the enterprise meta-models to compare; applying the query to a merged topic map meta-model of the at least two versions of the topic map meta-model by searching a topic map based index of the merged topic map meta-model for the topic, producing a result; and using the result to translate the topic from the query in at least one of the at least two versions of the topic map meta-model to coexist and correspond to the other version of the topic map meta-model, allowing data between the at least two versions topic map meta-model of the enterprise meta-models within the enterprise model to be correlated.