External evaluation processes
First Claim
1. A system to manage external data in a product creation process, the system comprising:
- a data storage system configured to store;
a historic version of a product record in the product creation process of a physical product, the historic version of the product record including a first product structure and a link to external data, the first product structure comprising a plurality of object records regarding respective aspects of the physical product, the first product structure being indicative of relationships of the plurality of object records to one another, the external data including results of evaluations performed by an external entity on the first product structure, anda current version of the product record including a second product structure and a link to the historic version of the product record, the second product structure including changes to the first product structure based on the results of the evaluations; and
a processor configured to provide a user interface to present;
the current version of the product record, anda user interface control representing the link to the historic version of the product record, the user interface control to provide access to the historic version of the product record and to the external data.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for managing data. The technique includes defining a secondary data set in a primary data set, linking the secondary data set to state information of the primary data set, transmitting the secondary data set to an external entity, receiving a modified secondary data set from the external entity and linking the modified secondary data set to a version of the primary data set stored with reference to state the information. The state information defines the state of the primary data set at the time the secondary data set is defined. The link between the modified secondary data set and the primary data set allows access by a user of a modified primary data set if the primary data set has changed with reference to the state information.
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16 Claims
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1. A system to manage external data in a product creation process, the system comprising:
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a data storage system configured to store; a historic version of a product record in the product creation process of a physical product, the historic version of the product record including a first product structure and a link to external data, the first product structure comprising a plurality of object records regarding respective aspects of the physical product, the first product structure being indicative of relationships of the plurality of object records to one another, the external data including results of evaluations performed by an external entity on the first product structure, and a current version of the product record including a second product structure and a link to the historic version of the product record, the second product structure including changes to the first product structure based on the results of the evaluations; and a processor configured to provide a user interface to present; the current version of the product record, and a user interface control representing the link to the historic version of the product record, the user interface control to provide access to the historic version of the product record and to the external data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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2. A computer program product, tangibly stored on machine-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause one or more programmable processors to:
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store, in a data storage system; a historic version of a product record in a product creation process of a physical product, the historic version of the product record including a first product structure and a link to external data, the first product structure comprising a plurality of object records regarding respective aspects of the physical product, the first product structure being indicative of relationships of the plurality of object records to one another, the external data being received from an external entity and including results of evaluations performed by the external entity on the first product structure, and a current version of the product record including a second product structure and a link to the historic version of the product record, the second product structure including changes to the first product structure based on the results of the evaluations; and provide a user interface for presenting; the current version of the product record, and a user interface control representing the link to the historic version of the product record, the user interface control providing access to the historic version of the product record and to the external data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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