Incrementally managing distributed configuration data
US9755890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/252
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A configuration management system provides a partitioned data model for collecting and representing configuration information from a diverse set of sources to allow easier modeling of very large, highly redundant sets of enterprise configuration information. The system partitions large configuration schema into logical subcomponents that can be combined, shared, and reused. The system also partitions instantiated data models into logical sub-models that can be combined, shared, reused, and incrementally updated. Each product team can provide its own configuration schema, which allows the domain experts in a particular field to provide reusable models for their products. These models may include sub-models that allow reuse of selected portions of the configuration schema. When the system stores data related to each portion of the model, it stores the data in a partitioned manner that makes incremental updates of each component of the model more straightforward and less resource intensive.
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