Configuration information management apparatus and dictionary generation method of configuration information management apparatus

A dictionary generating method for a configuration information management apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing configuration items each having attribute items described according to different schemas in a data management unit;
• specifying the attribute items of the schemas in the same configuration item for each of the stored configuration items based on a correspondence between the attribute items of the different schemas;
• retrieving, as a dictionary candidate, a combination of attribute names corresponding to the same attribute value among the attribute items of the schemas from the data management unit;
• generating dictionary information defining synonymity between the attribute names of the attribute items described according to the different schemas based on the dictionary candidate;
• and
• storing the generated dictionary information in a dictionary management unit.

A computer-readable, non-transitory medium storing a dictionary generating program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

• storing configuration items each having attribute items described according to different schemas in a data management unit;
• specifying the attribute items of the schemas in the same configuration item for each of the stored configuration items based on a correspondence between the attribute items of the different schemas;
• retrieving, as a dictionary candidate, a combination of attribute names corresponding to the same attribute value among the attribute items of the schemas from the data management unit;
• generating dictionary information defining synonymity between the attribute names of the attribute items described according to the different schemas based on the dictionary candidate;
• and
• storing the generated dictionary information in a dictionary management unit.

An apparatus for managing configuration information, comprising:

• a processor coupled to a memory,
• wherein the processor is programmed to manage the configuration information by:
• storing configuration items each having attribute items described according to different schemas in a data management unit;
• specifying the attribute items of the schemas in the same configuration item for each of the stored configuration items based on a correspondence between the attribute items of the different schemas;
• retrieving, as a dictionary candidate, a combination of attribute names corresponding to the same attribute value among the attribute items of the schemas from the data management unit;
• generating dictionary information defining synonymity between the attribute names of the attribute items described according to the different schemas based on the dictionary candidate;
• and
• storing the generated dictionary information in a dictionary management unit.