Method and system for automatically transitioning files among computer systems
First Claim
1. A method for automatically transitioning files from a source computing system to a target computing system, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a pre-determined set of file transition rules on a Personality Object, wherein the pre-determined set of file transition rules allows files to be included or excluded from a transition based on one or more file parameters;
applying the pre-determined set of file transition rules to the source computing system from the Personality Object to extract a plurality of files from a plurality of locations on the source computing system;
preparing from the Personality Object a transition package in a pre-determined format including the plurality of extracted files, wherein the transition package is used to transition files from the source computing system to the target computing system.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically transitioning files among computer systems. A predetermined set of file transition rules and/or a list of selected files from a directory hierarchy on a source computing system are obtained and used to extract one or more files from one or more locations on the source computing system. The pre-determined set of file transition rules can be used for a mass transition of many different files from many different source computers and is independent of actual file systems on the source computers. The list of selected files from the directory hierarchy can be used for a single transition and is dependent on an actual file system on a source computing system. A transition package is created including the extracted files to automatically transition files. The method and system may vastly reduce file transition, configuration and deployment times when a new computing system is deployed.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for automatically transitioning files from a source computing system to a target computing system, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a pre-determined set of file transition rules on a Personality Object, wherein the pre-determined set of file transition rules allows files to be included or excluded from a transition based on one or more file parameters;
applying the pre-determined set of file transition rules to the source computing system from the Personality Object to extract a plurality of files from a plurality of locations on the source computing system;
preparing from the Personality Object a transition package in a pre-determined format including the plurality of extracted files, wherein the transition package is used to transition files from the source computing system to the target computing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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12. A method for automatically transitioning files from a source computing system to a target computing system, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining on a Personality Object a list of a plurality files selected from a directory hierarchy on the source computing system to be transitioned to the target computing system;
extracting from the Personality Object using the list of files plurality of files from a plurality of locations in the directory hierarchy on the source computing system;
preparing from the Personality Object a transition package in a predetermined format including the plurality of extracted files, wherein the transition package is used to transition files from the source computing system to the target computing system.
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19. A method for automatically transitioning files from a source computing system to a target computing system, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining on a Personality Object, a pre-determined set of file transition rules, wherein the predetermined set of file transition rules allows files to be included or excluded from a transition based on one or more file parameters;
obtaining on the Personality Object a list of a plurality files selected from a directory hierarchy on the source computing system to be transitioned to the target computing system;
determining from the Personality Object whether any files to be extracted using the pre-determined set of file transition rules conflict with any files from the list of plurality of files selected from the directory hierarchy, and if so, extracting files from the source computing system using the pre-determined set of file transition rules whenever there is a conflict with the list of files selected from the directory hierarchy;
preparing from the Personality Object a transition package in a predetermined format including the plurality of extracted files, wherein the transition package is used to transition files from the source computing system to the target computing system.
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26. A method for selecting files automatically transitioned from a source computing system to a target computing system, comprising the steps of:
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providing from a first graphical screen display on a graphical user interface, wherein the first graphical screen display allows a predetermined set of files transition rules to be created by selecting a first graphical button and allows a list of files to be selected from a directory hierarchy on the source computing system by selecting a second graphical button;
accepting a selection input on the graphical user interface from the first graphical button or the second graphical button;
determining if the selection input is for the first graphical button, and if so, providing a second graphical screen display that allows a predetermined set of file transition rules to be created;
determining if the selection input is for the second graphical button, and if so, providing a third graphical screen display that allows a pre-determined a set of files to be selected from a directory hierarchy on the source computing system; and
preparing a transition plan based on the accepted selected input, wherein the transition plan is used to transition files from the source computing system to the target computing system.
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31. A file transition system, comprising in combination:
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a Personality Object for obtaining a pre-determined set of file transition rules, wherein the pre-determined set of file transition rules allows files to be included or excluded from a transition based on one or more file parameters, obtaining a list of a plurality files from a directory hierarchy to be transitioned to a target computing system, extracting using the list of files, a plurality of files from a plurality of locations in the directory hierarchy on a source computing system, applying the predetermined set of file transition rules to the source computing system to extract a plurality of files from a plurality of locations on the source computing system, preparing a transition package in a predetermined format including the plurality of extracted files, wherein the transition package is used to transition files from the source computing system to the target computing system;
a predetermined set of file transition rules for extracting a plurality of files from a plurality of locations on the source computing system; and
a list of a plurality files selected from a directory hierarchy for extracting files from the directory hierarchy on the source computing system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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