Patent ID: 6662357
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A method for managing information in a development architecture framework comprising the steps of:(a) providing configuration management tools for: (i) providing a reference program code, (ii) receiving a plurality of sets of updated program code representing different versions of the program code, (iii) comparing the sets of the updated program code with the reference program code in order to identify information relating to changes, (iv) classifying the information relating to the changes, and (v) providing change control tools for performing management of different versions of the program code; (b) providing development tools, including productivity tools, collaborative tools, and process integration tools for creating sharing and sequencing documents, wherein the configuration management tools are inseparable from the development tools; (c) allowing common information that is used by a plurality of components of a system to be accessed in a single, shared repository; (d) storing unique information that is unique to the components of the system in corresponding designated folders, and (e) managing media content communicated in the system based on metadata.