Patent ID: 8812429

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: receive, via a user interface of a decision tree development application, one or more user inputs corresponding to a first decision tree for an interactive voice response system; generate a first decision tree file associated with the first decision tree, wherein the first decision tree file has a file format that is compatible with a decision tree execution engine of the interactive voice response system; and generate a second decision tree file associated with the first decision tree, wherein the second decision tree file has a file format that is not compatible with the decision tree execution engine of the interactive voice response system but is compatible with the decision tree development application, wherein generating the second decision tree file comprises: incrementing a version number associated with the first decision tree; and storing the incremented version number in the second decision tree file.