SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING A UNIT OF CHANGE REQUIRING UPGRADE IN A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system to automatically identify a unit of change requiring upgrade in a hierarchical database management system, comprising:
- a hierarchical database management system to manage a plurality of resources, the resources comprising databases and application programs interacting with the databases;
an active resource library identifying each of the plurality of resources and associated resources interacting with the plurality of resources;
a staging library identifying for upgrade at least one of the plurality of resources; and
an upgrade module for automatically identifying a unit of change requiring upgrade in the database management system, the upgrade module comprising;
an input module to input, by a user, exactly one resource identified for upgrade in the staging library;
a comparator module to compare the active resource library to the staging library to identify additional resources requiring upgrade, the additional resources having an association with the exactly one resource identified for upgrade, the association comprising an inter-relationship between databases and application programs interacting with the databases;
an incorporation module to incorporate the exactly one resource identified for upgrade and the additional resources into an upgrade list; and
a generation module to automatically generate from the upgrade list a unit of change comprising the exactly one resource identified for upgrade and additional resources interacting with the exactly one resource.
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Abstract
A system and method to automatically identify resources requiring upgrade in a hierarchical database management system. The system may include an input module to receive input identifying a single resource for upgrade. A comparator module may compare an active resource library to a staging library to identify additional resources for upgrade, and an incorporation module may incorporate the single input resource and the additional resources into an upgrade list. A generation module may then automatically derive a unit of change from this list, where the unit of change includes the single input resource as well as additional resources that interact with the input resource.
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6 Claims
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1. A system to automatically identify a unit of change requiring upgrade in a hierarchical database management system, comprising:
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a hierarchical database management system to manage a plurality of resources, the resources comprising databases and application programs interacting with the databases; an active resource library identifying each of the plurality of resources and associated resources interacting with the plurality of resources; a staging library identifying for upgrade at least one of the plurality of resources; and an upgrade module for automatically identifying a unit of change requiring upgrade in the database management system, the upgrade module comprising; an input module to input, by a user, exactly one resource identified for upgrade in the staging library; a comparator module to compare the active resource library to the staging library to identify additional resources requiring upgrade, the additional resources having an association with the exactly one resource identified for upgrade, the association comprising an inter-relationship between databases and application programs interacting with the databases; an incorporation module to incorporate the exactly one resource identified for upgrade and the additional resources into an upgrade list; and a generation module to automatically generate from the upgrade list a unit of change comprising the exactly one resource identified for upgrade and additional resources interacting with the exactly one resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer usable program code programmed for automatically identify a unit of change requiring upgrade in a hierarchical database management system, the operations of the computer program product comprising:
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providing a hierarchical database management system to manage a plurality of resources, the resources comprising databases and application programs interacting with the databases; providing an active resource library identifying each of the plurality of resources and associated resources interacting with the plurality of resources; providing a staging library identifying for upgrade at least one of the plurality of resources; inputting, by a user, exactly one resource identified for upgrade in the staging library; comparing the active resource library to the staging library to identify additional resources requiring upgrade, the additional resources having an association with the exactly one resource identified for upgrade, the association comprising an inter-relationship between databases and application programs interacting with the databases; incorporating the exactly one resource identified for upgrade and the additional resources into an upgrade list; and automatically generating, from the upgrade list, a unit of change comprising the exactly one resource identified for upgrade and additional resources interacting with the exactly one resource. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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