Patent ID: 8510746
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for resource data management, the computer implemented method comprising: determining whether an indicator for a resource identifies the resource as unique, wherein the indicator is located in a resource location code array; responsive to a determination that the resource is unique based on the indicator for the resource, obtaining replaceable unit data for the resource and one or more other indicators for the replaceable unit data for the resource from corresponding hardware vital product data address information; determining whether the one or more other indicators for the replaceable unit data for the resource includes a copy indicator; responsive to a determination that the one or more other indicators includes the copy indicator and further responsive to locating a template indicator in the one or more other indicators for the replaceable unit data for the resource, copying the replaceable unit data into a set of data files using the replaceable unit data as a template, wherein each data file in the set of data files represents a respective resource identified by a respective copy indicator; determining whether the one or more other indicators for the replaceable unit data for the resource includes a modify indicator; and responsive to a determination that the one or more other indicators includes the modify indicator, obtaining a path to characterization data for the resource in path information for a set of resources and updating each data file in the set of data files with the characterization data for the respective resource in the set of data files.