Patent ID: 8555247
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for expressing temporal relationships between lifecycle representations, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining two or more lifecycle representations of at least two components of at least one computing system, wherein the at least two components comprise a first component and a second component, and wherein the two or more lifecycle representations comprise at least one of an arbitrary set of states and change management operations; annotating the two or more lifecycle representations with at least one temporal relationship, wherein the at least one temporal relationship exists between two states in the lifecycle representations of the at least two components, wherein the at least one temporal relationship links a first state in the lifecycle representation of the first component with a second state in the lifecycle representation of the second component; storing the two or more annotated lifecycle representations as at least one deployment descriptor, wherein the at least one deployment descriptor is useable for managing the at least one computing system; and outputting the two or more annotated lifecycle representations as at least one partially ordered list of change management operations.