Configuring computer systems with business configuration information
First Claim
1. A system comprising an information carrier with data structures stored thereon, the data structures comprising:
- a configuration repository to store configuration information for use by multiple versions of a software application program wherein the configuration information includes configuration information entries, each configuration information entry
1) being associated with a configuration component that is used by the software application program, and
2) having a configuration attribute having a value for the associated configuration information entry; and
a configuration directory to store selected configuration information entries for use by a particular version of the software application program, wherein the configuration information entries of the configuration directory are provided to the particular version of the software application program.
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Abstract
A configuration server includes a configuration repository that stores a wide range of configuration information for possible use by application programs. The configuration repository may include configuration parameters, settings for the parameters, and meta-data of definitions and descriptions of the parameters. Configuration information is selected from the configuration repository and stored in a configuration directory for later use by application programs at runtime. The configuration information is accessed from the configuration directory when needed by an application program or a component thereof.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising an information carrier with data structures stored thereon, the data structures comprising:
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a configuration repository to store configuration information for use by multiple versions of a software application program wherein the configuration information includes configuration information entries, each configuration information entry
1) being associated with a configuration component that is used by the software application program, and
2) having a configuration attribute having a value for the associated configuration information entry; and
a configuration directory to store selected configuration information entries for use by a particular version of the software application program, wherein the configuration information entries of the configuration directory are provided to the particular version of the software application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a configuration information handling component to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a user, a selection of configuration information stored in a configuration repository for use by multiple versions of a software application program wherein the configuration information includes configuration information entries, each configuration information entry
1) being associated with a configuration component that is used by the software application program, and
2) having a configuration attribute having a value for the associated configuration information entry; and
storing the configuration information entries that correspond to the selected configuration information in a configuration directory for use by a particular version of the software application program, wherein the configuration information entries of the configuration directory are provided to the particular version of the software application program. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of handling configuration information, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, a selection of configuration information stored in a configuration repository for use by multiple versions of a software application program wherein the configuration information includes configuration information entries, each configuration information entry
1) being associated with a configuration component that is used by the software application program, and
2) having a configuration attribute having a value for the associated configuration information entry; and
storing the configuration information entries that correspond to the selected configuration information in a configuration directory for use by a particular version of the software application program, wherein the configuration information entries of the configuration directory are provided to the particular version of the software application program.
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