CREATING A SUPERSEDING SOFTWARE RELEASE
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for creating a superseding release of a software product, comprising:
- receiving, at an application executing in a computer, a first set of metadata describing a set of parts related to a first release;
receiving a second set of metadata describing a second set of parts related to a second release;
identifying using the first and the second sets of metadata a part to be added to the second set of metadata such that the second release is sufficient to supersede the first release; and
updating the second set of metadata to include metadata of the part such that an updated second release according to the updated second set of metadata is sufficient to supersede the first release.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer usable program product for creating a superseding software product release are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first set of metadata describing a set of parts related to a first release is received at an application executing in a computer. A second set of metadata describing a second set of parts related to a second release is received. Using the first and the second sets of metadata, a part to be added to the second set of metadata is identified such that the second release is sufficient to supersede the first release. The second set of metadata is updated to include metadata of the part such that an updated second release according to the updated second set of metadata is sufficient to supersede the first release.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for creating a superseding release of a software product, comprising:
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receiving, at an application executing in a computer, a first set of metadata describing a set of parts related to a first release; receiving a second set of metadata describing a second set of parts related to a second release; identifying using the first and the second sets of metadata a part to be added to the second set of metadata such that the second release is sufficient to supersede the first release; and updating the second set of metadata to include metadata of the part such that an updated second release according to the updated second set of metadata is sufficient to supersede the first release. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer usable program product comprising a computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for creating a superseding release of a software product, the computer usable code comprising:
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computer usable code for receiving, at an application executing in a computer, a first set of metadata describing a set of parts related to a first release; computer usable code for receiving a second set of metadata describing a second set of parts related to a second release; computer usable code for identifying using the first and the second sets of metadata a part to be added to the second set of metadata such that the second release is sufficient to supersede the first release; and computer usable code for updating the second set of metadata to include metadata of the part such that an updated second release according to the updated second set of metadata is sufficient to supersede the first release. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data processing system for creating a superseding release of a software product, the data processing system comprising:
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a storage device including a storage medium, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code; and a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises; computer usable code for receiving, at an application executing in a computer, a first set of metadata describing a set of parts related to a first release; computer usable code for receiving a second set of metadata describing a second set of parts related to a second release; computer usable code for identifying using the first and the second sets of metadata a part to be added to the second set of metadata such that the second release is sufficient to supersede the first release; and computer usable code for updating the second set of metadata to include metadata of the part such that an updated second release according to the updated second set of metadata is sufficient to supersede the first release. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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