Patent ID: 6427230
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
For use in a object management system having an object repository memory, the object management system for modeling software constructs by storing in the object repository memory, for each of the software constructs, a respective element including data signals descriptive of a respective one of the software constructs, wherein said ones of the software constructs having predefined functional relationships with one or more other related ones of the software constructs, and wherein each of the predefined relationships are modeled by storing in the object repository memory a respective relationship indicator representing an element relationship between respective elements modeling the related ones of the software constructs, a system for creating and managing reusable groups of software constructs, comprising:user interface means for providing an indication to a user of a selected set of elements, and for providing an indication of any respective element relationship existing between an element in said selected set of elements and a related one of the elements, and further for providing an indication of any said related one of the elements; element selection means for allowing a user to determine which of any said related one of the elements to be included within, or omitted from a user selected set of elements selectable by said user from said selected set of elements, and whereby said user interface means provides, for any said related one of the elements included within said selected set of elements, an indication to said user of any said respective element relationship, and further for providing an indication of any said related one of the elements; and package creation means for storing in the object repository memory an indication that all elements in said selected set of elements are included in a package element created by said package creation means from said user selected set of elements and from said indication that all elements in said selected set of elements are included.