Patent Document ID: 9159043
Application ID: 13467467
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A product management system employing rules to drive integration, the system comprising: a processor in communication with memory; a core data model in communication with the processor, the core model having core data stored at a first location, the core model operating at a management level, the core model including one or more core product entities to provide a common view of a product in an enterprise, the view including a product specification; at least one model data extension entity having extension data stored at a second location, the model extension entity communicates with the core model, and supports an extended functionality of the core model while a defined functionality of the core model remains constant; one or more model rules, wherein each rule defines a condition under which the model extension entity integrates with the core model and customizes the product specification; the processor compares a condition at run-time to the one or more model rules, filters the one or more model rules meeting the condition, and establishes a relationship between the extension entity associated with the one or more filtered rules and the core model; and the processor creates an integrated system through integration of the model extension entity associated with the one or more filtered rules with the core model, wherein the integrated system converts to a customized product specification.