System and method for representing an object used in management of multiple network resources
First Claim
1. In a distributed network environment having a server computer system and a plurality of managed resources, each resource maintaining a plurality of objects, a method of representing at least one of the objects comprising:
- receiving a first schema document that conforms to a property sheet definition such that the first schema document defines a property sheet;
receiving a two or more schema documents that conform to a property page definition to thereby define a plurality of property pages, wherein at least one property page originates from a first resource and at least one property page originates from a second resource, the second resource being different from the first resource;
modifying the property sheet to include the received property pages; and
wherein the property sheet represents the object.
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Abstract
A method and system for representing an object in a network environment. The system uses web technology, preferably XML-technology, to receive and store information related to back-end resources and the objects managed by the resources. Initially a first schema document conforming to a property sheet definition, such as an XML document type definition, is used to define a property sheet, the property sheet having object-type information. Next, the two or more schema documents that conform to a property page definition, such as an XML document type definition, to thereby define a plurality of property pages are incorporated into the property sheet and the different property pages may originate from different resources. Using the property sheet and its associated property pages, a representation of the object may then be displayed.
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13 Claims
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1. In a distributed network environment having a server computer system and a plurality of managed resources, each resource maintaining a plurality of objects, a method of representing at least one of the objects comprising:
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receiving a first schema document that conforms to a property sheet definition such that the first schema document defines a property sheet;
receiving a two or more schema documents that conform to a property page definition to thereby define a plurality of property pages, wherein at least one property page originates from a first resource and at least one property page originates from a second resource, the second resource being different from the first resource;
modifying the property sheet to include the received property pages; and
wherein the property sheet represents the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a network environment having multiple resources, a computer program product readable by a computer and having stored thereon a data structure, comprising:
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a property sheet;
a first property page associated with a first resource;
a second property page associated with a second resource; and
wherein the first and second property pages are stored in association with the property sheet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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