Methods, systems and computer program products for changing objects in a directory system
First Claim
1. A method for changing an object associated with a directory system of a computer system and having a current classification, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to change the object, the request including a specification of a new classification of the object different from the current classification of the object;
retrieving a template identifying attributes associated with the new classification and/or the current classification responsive to the received request;
automatically identifying attributes of the object to change based on a comparison of the template associated with the new classification and/or the current classification and on current attributes of the object responsive to the received request; and
changing the identified attributes.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for changing an object associated with a directory system of a computer system and having a current classification are provided. A request to change the object is received. The request includes a specification of a new classification of the object different from the current classification of the object. A template is retrieved identifying attributes associated with the new classification and/or the current classification responsive to the received request. Attributes of the object to change are automatically identified based on a comparison of the template associated with the new classification and/or the current classification and on current attributes of the object responsive to the received request and the identified attributes are changed. The current classification and the new classification may be a position, a role and/or a location of the object and the object may be a user account and the attributes may include group memberships.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for changing an object associated with a directory system of a computer system and having a current classification, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to change the object, the request including a specification of a new classification of the object different from the current classification of the object;
retrieving a template identifying attributes associated with the new classification and/or the current classification responsive to the received request;
automatically identifying attributes of the object to change based on a comparison of the template associated with the new classification and/or the current classification and on current attributes of the object responsive to the received request; and
changing the identified attributes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for changing attributes of an object associated with a directory system of a computer system and having a current classification, the system comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive a request to change the object, the request including a specification of a new classification of the object different from the current classification of the object;
a template database including a template identifying attributes associated with the new classification and/or a template identifying attributes associated with the current classification;
an object transform module that identifies attributes of the object to change based on a comparison of the template associated with the new classification and/or the template associated with the current classification and on current attributes of the object and that changes the identified attributes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for changing an object associated with a directory system of a computer system and having a current classification, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising;
computer readable program code configured to receive a request to change the object, the request including a specification of a new classification of the object different from the current classification of the object;
computer readable program code configured to retrieve a template identifying attributes associated with the new classification and/or the current classification responsive to the received request;
computer readable program code configured to automatically identify attributes of the object to change based on a comparison of the template associated with the new classification and/or the current classification and on current attributes of the object responsive to the received request; and
computer readable program code configured to change the identified attributes. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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