Patent ID: 8577761
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for managing offerings in a data processing system including a processing unit and a plurality of offering platform programs operatively connected to a distributed offering network, the method comprising the steps of: deploying, by the processing unit, a first offering via a first offering platform program on a first system; deploying, by the processing unit, a second offering via a second offering platform program on a second system; creating, by the processing unit, a topology including the first offering and the second offering, wherein the topology describes where the first offering and the second offering are deployed within the distributed offering network; determining, by the processing unit, whether there is an association between the first offering and the second offering; including, by the processing unit, the association in the topology when it is determined that the association between the first offering and the second offering exists, wherein the association defines a hierarchical relationship between the first offering and the second offering; and providing the first offering and the second offering to an asset of a customer computer system.