Software management system, software management method, and computer product

• US 20060206430A1
• Filed: 08/31/2005
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Murata, Hiroshi, Eguchi, Katuyoshi, Yamazaki, Nobuyuki, Morita, Yasuaki, Matano, Kazumasa
• Application Number:
  US11/214,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20060206430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0748 in a remote unit communicating with a single-box computer node experiencing an error/fault remote testing G06F11/2294
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0751 Error or fault detection not based on redundancy power supply failures G06F1/30; network fault management H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A software management system includes a receiving unit that receives inspection information that indicates whether each of software components registered within a predetermined period has passed or failed in an inspection; a detecting unit that detects a software component that has failed in the inspection based on the inspection information; a determining unit that determines whether a revised version of the software component detected is registered after the predetermined period; and an output unit that outputs information indicating that at least such software components are permitted to be packaged that have passed the inspection, based on determination by the determining unit.

Claims

1. A software management system comprising:

a receiving unit that receives inspection information that indicates a result of inspection carried out on a plurality of software components registered within a predetermined period, the inspection information indicating whether each of the software components has passed or failed in the inspection;

a detecting unit that detects a software component that has failed in the inspection based on the inspection information from among the software components registered;

a determining unit that determines whether a revised version of the software component detected is registered after the predetermined period; and

an output unit that outputs information indicating that at least such software components are permitted to be packaged that correspond to inspection information indicating that the software components have passed the inspection, based on determination by the determining unit.

2. The software management system according to claim 1, further comprising a changing unit that changes, when the determining unit determines that the revised version is registered, the inspection information corresponding to the software component detected, to indicate that the software component detected has passed the inspection, wherein when the changing unit changes the inspection information, the output unit outputs information indicating that the revised version is permitted to be packaged as well as such software components that correspond to the inspection information indicating that the software components have passed the inspection.

3. The software management system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs information indicating that the software components are prohibited to be packaged, when the determining unit determines that the revised version is not registered.

4. The software management system according to claim 2, wherein the output unit classifies the software components and the revised version into predetermined categories and outputs information indicating that packaging is permitted to be performed for each of the categories.

5. A software management method comprising:

receiving inspection information that indicates a result of inspection carried out on a plurality of software components registered within a predetermined period, the inspection information indicating whether each of the software components has passed or failed in the inspection;

detecting a software component that has failed in the inspection based on the inspection information from among the software components registered;

determining whether a revised version of the software component detected is registered after the predetermined period; and

outputting information indicating that at least such software components are permitted to be packaged that correspond to inspection information indicating that the software components have passed the inspection, based on determination at the determining.

6. The software management method according to claim 5, further comprising changing, when it is determined that the revised version is registered at the determining, the inspection information corresponding to the software component detected, to indicate that the software component detected has passed the inspection, wherein

when the inspection information is changed at the changing, the outputting includes outputting information indicating that the revised version is permitted to be packaged as well as such software components that correspond to the inspection information indicating that the software components have passed the inspection.

7. The software management method according to claim 5, wherein the outputting includes outputting information indicating that the software components are prohibited to be packaged, when it is determined that the revised version is not registered at the determining.

8. The software management method according to claim 6, wherein the outputting further includes

classifying the software components and the revised version into predetermined categories, and

outputting information indicating that packaging is permitted to be performed for each of the categories.

9. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a software management program, the software management program making a computer execute:

receiving inspection information that indicates a result of inspection carried out on a plurality of software components registered within a predetermined period, the inspection information indicating whether each of the software components has passed or failed in the inspection;

detecting a software component that has failed in the inspection based on the inspection information from among the software components registered;

determining whether a revised version of the software component detected is registered after the predetermined period; and

outputting information indicating that at least such software components are permitted to be packaged that correspond to inspection information indicating that the software components have passed the inspection, based on determination at the determining.

10. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 9, wherein

the software management program further makes the computer execute changing, when it is determined that the revised version is registered at the determining, the inspection information corresponding to the software component detected, to indicate that the software component detected has passed the inspection, and

when the inspection information is changed at the changing, the outputting includes outputting information indicating that the revised version is permitted to be packaged as well as such software components that correspond to the inspection information indicating that the software components have passed the inspection.

11. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the outputting includes outputting information indicating that the software components are prohibited to be packaged, when it is determined that the revised version is not registered at the determining.

12. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the outputting further includes

classifying the software components and the revised version into predetermined categories, and

outputting information indicating that packaging is permitted to be performed for each of the categories.