File plan import and sync over multiple systems

• US 7,831,576 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeBie, Tod
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu; Yicun
• Application Number:
  US11/615,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20080154970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,418 Days
• Field of Search: 707 1- 6, 707100-102, 707/200, 707/201, 707/204
• US Class Current: 707/705
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems

Abstract

A technique that provides a file plan including a plurality of containers, wherein each container is capable of providing management information for record information objects assigned to the container, wherein the record information objects represent documents, wherein the file plan comprises one or more segments. Each segment of the file plan at a first records management system is associated with one or more file plan object stores at one or more other records management systems. One or more file plan segments are propagated from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the one or more other records management systems.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing, with a computer including a processor, a file plan including hierarchically arranged containers for classifying record information objects, wherein each container provides management information for the record information objects assigned to the container, wherein the record information objects represent documents, wherein the file plan includes at least a first segment comprising a first container and children of the first container and a second segment comprising a second container and children of the second container;

associating the first segment of the file plan at a first records management system with one or more file plan object stores at a second records management system;

propagating the first segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the second records management system;

associating the second segment of the file plan at the first records management system with one or more file plan object stores at a third records management system;

propagating the second segment from the first records management system to the to the one or more file plan object stores at the third records management system;

in response to receiving updates to the first segment, propagating the updates to the first segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the second records management system; and

in response to receiving updates to the second segment, propagating the updates to the second segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the third records management system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first records management system comprises a records management development system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more other records management systems include records management production systems.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more other records management systems include records management quality assurance systems.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving updates to the file plan at the first records management system;

determining that the updated file plan has been tested and approved; and

propagating the updated file plan to the one or more other records management systems.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving updates to the file plan at one of the one or more other records management systems; and

propagating the updates to the first records management system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving a request to browse the file plan, displaying an entire file plan, wherein different portions of the file plan are stored in different file plan object stores.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving a declaration of a record into a specific segment of the file plan, storing the record into the one or more file plan object stores at one or more other records management systems associated with the segment.

9. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium storing a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed by a processor on a computer causes the computer to:

provide a file plan including hierarchically arranged containers for classifying record information objects, wherein each container provides management information for the record information objects assigned to the container, wherein the record information objects represent documents, wherein the file plan includes at least a first segment comprising a first container and children of the first container and a second segment comprising a second container and children of the second container;

associate the first segment of the file plan at a first records management system with one or more file plan object stores a second records management system;

propagate the first segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the second records management system;

associate the second segment of the file plan at the first records management system with one or more file plan object stores at a third records management system;

propagate the second segment from the first records management system to the to the one or more file plan object stores at the third records management system;

in response to receiving updates to the first segment, propagate the updates to the first segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the second records management system; and

in response to receiving updates to the second segment, propagate the updates to the second segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the third records management system.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the first records management system comprises a records management development system.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the one or more other records management systems include records management production systems.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the one or more other records management systems include records management quality assurance systems.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive updates to the file plan at the first records management system;

determine that the updated file plan has been tested and approved; and

propagate the updated file plan to the one or more other records management systems.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive updates to the file plan at one of the one or more other records management systems; and

propagate the updates to the first records management system.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

in response to receiving a request to browse the file plan, display an entire file plan, different portions of the file plan are stored in different file plan object stores.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

in response to receiving a declaration of a record into a specific segment of the file plan, store the record into the one or more file plan object stores at one or more other records management systems associated with the segment.

17. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

hardware logic performing operations, the operations comprising;

providing a file plan including hierarchically arranged containers for classifying record information objects, wherein each container provides management information for the record information objects assigned to the container, wherein the record information objects represent documents, wherein the file plan includes at least a first segment comprising a first container and children of the first container and a second segment comprising a second container and children of the second container;

associating the first segment of the file plan at a first records management system with one or more file plan object stores at a second records management system;

propagating the first segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the second records management system;

associating the second segment of the file plan at the first records management system with one or more file plan object stores at a third records management system;

propagating the second segment from the first records management system to the to the one or more file plan object stores at the third records management system;

in response to receiving updates to the first segment, propagating the updates to the first segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the second records management system; and

in response to receiving updates to the second segment, propagating the updates to the second segment from the first records management system to the one or more file plan object stores at the third records management system.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the first records management system comprises a records management development system.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more other records management systems include records management production systems.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more other records management systems include records management quality assurance systems.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving updates to the file plan at the first records management system;

determining that the updated file plan has been tested and approved; and

propagating the updated file plan to the one or more other records management systems.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving updates to the file plan at one of the one or more other records management systems; and

propagating the updates to the first records management system.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to receiving a request to browse the file plan, displaying an entire file plan, different portions of the file plan are stored in different file plan object stores.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to receiving a declaration of a record into a specific segment of the file plan, storing the record into the one or more file plan object stores at one or more other records management systems associated with the segment.