Method and apparatus for maintaining revision contol of a set of objects within a data processing system
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining revision control of a set of revisions within a data processing system, wherein said set of revisions are linearly interrelated such that a subsequent revision is related to at least one preceding revision and each revision is created within a hierarchial promotion structure having a plurality of levels, said method comprising the data processing implemented steps of:
- creating a database which includes data identifying said linear interrelation between revisions within said set of revisions, said data including a revision identifier associated with each of said set of revisions; and
associating a status indicator with each revision within said hierarchial promotion structure, wherein a user may access said set of revisions utilizing a revision identifier or hierarchial promotion structure indicator.
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Abstract
A method and system for maintaining revision control of a set of objects within a data processing system, wherein the set of objects are linearly interrelated, such that a subsequent object is related to a preceding object. Each object is created, accessed and maintained within a hierarchial promotion structure having a number of levels. A first database is created, which includes data identifying the linear interrelation between objects within the set of objects. The data includes a revision identifier associated with each set of objects. A status indicator is associated with each object within the hierarchial promotion structure, wherein a user may access the set of objects utilizing a revision identifier or hierarchial promotion structure indicator.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining revision control of a set of revisions within a data processing system, wherein said set of revisions are linearly interrelated such that a subsequent revision is related to at least one preceding revision and each revision is created within a hierarchial promotion structure having a plurality of levels, said method comprising the data processing implemented steps of:
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creating a database which includes data identifying said linear interrelation between revisions within said set of revisions, said data including a revision identifier associated with each of said set of revisions; and associating a status indicator with each revision within said hierarchial promotion structure, wherein a user may access said set of revisions utilizing a revision identifier or hierarchial promotion structure indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for maintaining revision control of a set of objects within a data processing system, wherein said set of objects are linearly interrelated such that a subsequent object is related to a preceding object and each object is created within a hierarchial promotion structure having a plurality of levels, said method comprising the data processing implemented steps of:
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creating a database which includes data identifying said linear interrelation between objects within said set of objects, said data including a revision identifier associated with each of said set of objects; and associating a status indicator with each object within said hierarchial promotion structure, wherein a user may access said set of objects utilizing a revision identifier or hierarchial promotion structure indicator. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A data processing system for maintaining revision control of a set of objects within said data processing system, wherein said set of objects are linearly interrelated such that a subsequent object is related to at least one preceding object and each object is created within a hierarchial promotion structure having a plurality of levels, said data processing system comprising:
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creation means for creating a database which includes data identifying said linear interrelation between objects within said set of objects, said data including a revision identifier associated with each of said set of objects; and association means for associating a status indicator with each object within said hierarchial promotion structure, wherein a user may access said set of objects utilizing a revision identifier or hierarchial promotion structure indicator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A data processing system for maintaining revision control of an object having a plurality of revisions within said data processing system, wherein said plurality of revisions are linearly interrelated such that a subsequent revision is related to at least one preceding object and each object is created within a hierarchial promotion structure having a plurality of groups, said data processing system comprising:
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a database which includes data identifying said linear interrelation between revisions comprising said object, said data including a revision identifier associated with each of said plurality of revisions; and association means for associating a status indicator with each revision within said hierarchial promotion structure, wherein a user may access said plurality of revisions utilizing a revision identifier or hierarchial promotion structure indicator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A data processing system for maintaining revision control of a set of revisions for an object within said data processing system, wherein said set of revisions are linearly interrelated such that a subsequent revision is related to at least one preceding revision and each revision is created within a hierarchial promotion structure having a plurality of levels, said data processing system comprising:
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a set of revisions for an object; a database including data identifying said linear interrelation between revisions within said set of revisions, said data including a revision identifier associated with each said set of revisions; association means for associating a status indicator with each revision within said hierarchial promotion structure; access means for accessing a revision within said set of revisions utilizing said revision identifier; and promotion means for promoting a revision within said set of revisions within said hierarchial promotion structure by disassociating said status indicator associated with said revision and associating a new status indicator indicating said revision'"'"'s new location within said hierarchial promotion structure such that concurrent modifications to said set of revisions are not lost, wherein a plurality of users may share said plurality of revisions.
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19. Computer readable code on a computer readable medium for maintaining revision control of a set of revisions of an object, wherein the set of revisions are linearly interrelated such that a subsequent revision is related to at least one preceding revision, and each revision is created within a hierarchical promotion structure having a plurality of levels, said computer readable code comprising:
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first subprocesses for creating a database which includes data identifying the linear interrelation between revisions within the set of revisions, the data including a revision identifier associated with each revision within said set of revisions; and second subprocesses for associating a status indicator with each revision within said hierarchical promotion structure, wherein a user may access the revisions utilizing a revision identifier or hierarchical promotion identifier.
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Specification