METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTER-VERSION DOCUMENT COMPATIBILITY
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1. A method performed in a data processing machine for providing inter-version document compatibility, comprising the steps of:
- providing a conversion stack which includes differentiation models between data models of different versions of an application; and
converting a document of one version of an application to a document of another version by using the conversion stack to provide compatibility between the documents of the different versions of the application.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for providing inter-version document compatibility. The apparatus includes: a conversion stack which includes differentiation models between data models of different versions of an application; and a conversion module for converting between documents of different versions of the application by using the conversion stack, so as to provide compatibility between the documents of different versions of the application.
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1. A method performed in a data processing machine for providing inter-version document compatibility, comprising the steps of:
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providing a conversion stack which includes differentiation models between data models of different versions of an application; and converting a document of one version of an application to a document of another version by using the conversion stack to provide compatibility between the documents of the different versions of the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for providing inter-version document compatibility, comprising:
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a conversion stack which includes differentiation models between data models of different versions of an application; and a conversion module configured for converting between documents of different versions of the application by using the conversion stack, so as to provide compatibility between the documents of the different versions of the application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions which, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to carry out the steps of:
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providing a conversion stack which includes differentiation models between data models of different versions of an application; and converting between documents of different versions of the application by using the conversion stack to provide compatibility between the documents of the different versions of the application.
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