Patent ID: 8799203
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for encapsulation and re-use of a model, comprising: creating a governance contract governing the exportation and modification of elements of the model by other models, the governance contract comprising at least one governance setting, at least one element of the model having a governance setting, wherein the governance contract defines at least one of an exportation governance setting and modification governance setting of the elements of the model: in response to a request to import an element of the model into a second model, exporting the requested element by reference if the element has a governance setting that allows for exportation; in response to a request to modify an imported element of the model in the second model, determining the governance setting for said imported element; and modifying said imported element by composing the modification in the second model if the element has a governance setting that allows modification.