External evaluation processes
First Claim
1. A method for managing data, comprising:
- defining a secondary data set in a primary data set;
linking the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, the state information defining the state of the primary data set at the time the secondary data set is defined;
transmitting the secondary data set to an external entity;
receiving a modified secondary data set from the external entity; and
linking the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to the state information, the link between the modified secondary data set and the primary data set allowing access by a user of a modified primary data set, if the primary data set has changed with reference to the state information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for managing data. The technique includes defining a secondary data set in a primary data set, linking the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, transmitting the secondary data set to an external entity, receiving a modified secondary data set from the external entity and linking the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to state the information. The state information defines the state of the primary data set at the time the secondary data set is defined. The link between the modified secondary data set and the primary data set allows access by a user of a modified primary data set if the primary data set has changed with reference to the state information.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for managing data, comprising:
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defining a secondary data set in a primary data set;
linking the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, the state information defining the state of the primary data set at the time the secondary data set is defined;
transmitting the secondary data set to an external entity;
receiving a modified secondary data set from the external entity; and
linking the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to the state information, the link between the modified secondary data set and the primary data set allowing access by a user of a modified primary data set, if the primary data set has changed with reference to the state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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define a secondary data set in a primary data set;
link the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, the state information defining the state of the primary data set at the time the secondary data set is defined;
transmit the secondary data set to an external entity;
receive a modified secondary data set from the external entity; and
link the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to the state information, the link between the modified secondary data set and the primary data set allowing access by a user of a modified primary data set, if the primary data set has changed with reference to the state information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An external data management system in a product creation process, comprising:
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a data storage system storing a historic version of a product record including a link to external data, the external data received from an external entity and including results of evaluations performed on a product structure based on the historic version of the product record, and a current version of the product record including a link to the historic version of the product record; and
a product record user interface presenting a user with a current version of the product record including a user interface control representing the link to the historic version of the product record, the user interface control allowing the user to access the historic version of the product record, including the external data, through the product record user interface. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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