Project-based configuration management method and apparatus
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A configuration management system creates (602) each configuration by assigning a configuration identifier to each configuration. In addition, relational information is computed (706) that indicates the relationships between the configuration and any configurations upon which it is based. The system then tracks (604) changes to files of the configuration by storing information associating each new file version with the configuration identifier. The system also tracks (1210) changes to file properties. A configuration is then reconstructed (608) as of a desired date, by identifying (2104, 2106) the file versions and properties associated with that configuration as of the desired date. A determination is made (2110) whether a user that has requested the file versions has access privileges by first checking a security cache (2600) for the user privileges information. If the information is not on the cache, it is computed from a security table (2800) and stored on the cache. The system automatically compresses (3118) and reconstitutes (3006) file versions that are stored in the version store.
75 Citations
76 Claims
-
1-74. -74. (canceled)
-
75. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for constructing a desired configuration of a project having multiple files, wherein the desired configuration is a version of a configuration of the project as of a desired time, comprising:
-
determining a configuration identifier for the desired configuration;
identifying versions of the multiple files that are to be included in the desired configuration as a set of the versions that are associated with the configuration identifier at the desired time;
assembling the set of versions; and
determining whether a user who is requesting the desired configuration has access privileges for the file versions that comprise the desired configuration; and
if the user does not have access privileges, not assembling the file versions.
-
-
76. A system for constructing a desired configuration of a project having multiple files, wherein the desired configuration is a version of a configuration of the project as of a desired time, the system comprising:
-
means for determining a configuration identifier for the desired configuration;
means for identifying versions of the multiple files that are to be included in the desired configuration as a set of the versions that are associated with the configuration identifier at the desired time;
means for assembling the set of versions; and
means for determining whether a user who is requesting the desired configuration has access privileges for the file versions that comprise the desired configuration; and
if the user does not have access privileges, not assembling the file versions.
-
Specification