Patent ID: 7913227
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a plurality of configuration items in an information repository comprising a processor performing the steps of: determining whether at least one of a current lifecycle state and a future lifecycle state for each of the configuration items is a protected life cycle state; determining whether a request for change identifier is provided for the given lifecycle state transition when at least one of the current lifecycle state and the future lifecycle state is a protected lifecycle state for the given configuration item; permitting a given lifecycle state transition for a given configuration item of the plurality of configuration items when the current lifecycle state and the future lifecycle state for the given configuration item are not protected lifecycle states, or when the request for change identifier is provided for the given lifecycle state transition; and rejecting the given lifecycle state transition when at least one of the current lifecycle state and the future lifecycle state is a protected lifecycle state for the given configuration item and the request for change identifier is not provided for the given lifecycle state transition.