Validation system and method

• US 20040064803A1
• Filed: 09/27/2002
• Published: 04/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Bertsch, Margaret M., Graves, David A., Nair, Parvathi
• Application Number:
  US10/256,791
• Publication Number:
  US 20040064803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions

Abstract

A validation system comprises a memory accessible by a processor and having an extensible markup language (XML) data model of a computer network relating at least two objects corresponding to a set of syntax rules. The system also comprises a set of semantic rules accessible by the processor and having semantic information expressed in XML format corresponding to the XML data model. The system further comprises a validator adapted to validate the XML data model using the set of semantic rules.

Claims

1. A validation system, comprising:

a memory accessible by a processor and having an extensible markup language (XML) data model of a computer network, the XML data model relating at least two objects of the computer network corresponding to a set of syntax rules;

a set of semantic rules accessible by the processor and having semantic information expressed in XML format corresponding to the XML data model; and

a validator adapted to validate the XML data model of the computer network using the set of semantic rules.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with a role of the object.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with relationship requirements of the objects.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with relationship limitations of the objects.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with relationship options for the objects.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with a type of object.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of syntax rules comprises information associated with attributes of the plurality of objects.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with a connection requirement corresponding to at least one object of the computer network XML data model.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with a connection limitation for at least one object of the computer network XML data model.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of semantic rules comprises information associated with a connection option for at least one object of the computer network XML data model.

11. A validation method, comprising:

providing an extensible markup language (XML) data model of a computer network relating at least two objects corresponding to a set of syntax rules; and

applying a set of semantic rules expressed in XML format to the data model to validate the relationship between the at least two objects.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein applying a set of semantic rules comprises applying a relationship requirement rule to the XML data model.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein applying a set of semantic rules comprises applying a relationship limitation rule to the XML data model.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein applying a set of semantic rules comprises applying a relationship option rule to the XML data model.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein applying a set of semantic rules comprises validating a role of at least one of the objects of the computer network.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein applying a set of semantic rules comprises applying a relationship requirement rule to at least one object of the computer network XML data model.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein applying a set of semantic rules comprises applying a relationship limitation rule to at least one object of the computer network XML data model.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein applying a set of semantic rules comprises applying a relationship option rule to at least one object of the computer network XML data model.

19. A validation system, comprising:

means for relating at least two objects of a computer network via an extensible markup language (XML) format using a predetermined set of syntax rules; and

means for validating the relationship of the at least two objects via a set of semantic rules expressed in XML format.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the means for relating comprises an XML data model.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the means for validating comprises a validator adapted to apply the set of semantic rules to the means for relating the at least two objects.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the means for validating comprises means for applying a relationship requirement rule to the means for relating the at least two objects.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the means for validating comprises means for applying a relationship limitation rule to the means for relating the at least two objects.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the means for validating comprises means for applying a relationship option rule to the means for relating the at least two objects.