Patent ID: 8276119
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of amending an object oriented model comprising the steps of: a computer adding a registry listener to each object of a group of objects in an object oriented model, wherein each respective object inherits support for adding the registry listener and for notifying the registry listener about changes to relationships between the respective object and other objects of the group of objects; the computer updating the registry to reflect changes to a relationship between an object and other objects of the group of objects, responsive to the registry listener receiving a notification about changes to the relationship between the object and other objects of the group of objects; the computer identifying a first object to be added to the group of objects in the object oriented model; the computer identifying a second object of the group of objects to be replaced by the first object; the computer using the registry to retrieve a first set of one or more relationships between the second object and other objects of the group of objects; and the computer using the first set of one or more relationships to configure the first object of the group of objects in the object oriented model so as to assume a second set of one or more relationships corresponding to the first set of one or more relationships with said other objects of the group of objects.