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Application change control

  • US 8,195,931 B1
  • Filed: 10/29/2008
  • Issued: 06/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a program memory for storing data; and

    a central processing unit operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the central processing unit and the program memory cooperate, such that the apparatus is configured for;

    receiving change information for a configuration item associated with a system component; and

    processing the change information according to an information structure, comprising;

    a logical group associated with at least one of;

    the configuration item and the system component;

    change rule information for the configuration item;

    interrelationship information between the configuration item and a second configuration item;

    change rule information for the system component;

    interrelationship information between the configuration item and the system component;

    interrelationship information between the system component and a second system component;

    change rule information for the logical group; and

    interrelationship information between the logical group logical group,comprises a selected one of a group of activities, the group consisting of;

    (a) monitoring configuration changes to the logical group;

    (b) simulating a change to the configuration item according to the change information; and

    (c) using the information structure to configure one or more change controllers to control changes to the configuration item according to the change information.

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