Process for verifying GDMO template references and for providing an ordered list of GDMO templates

In a machine-related process for generating an ordered output list of GDMO templates that supports referencing specified by GDMO templates that are contained in an input list, said input list containing GDMO templates that are selected from the GDMO template group Behavior, Parameter, Attribute, Attribute Group, Action, Notification, Package, Managed Object Class, and Name Binding, the machine-related process comprising the sequential steps of;

• placing all Behavior templates that are in said input list on said output list, placing all Parameter and Attribute templates that are in said input list on said output list in an intermixed manner that insures that any Parameter or Attribute template that provides reference to another Parameter or Attribute template precedes said another Parameter or Attribute template in said output list,
• placing all Attribute Group, Action, Notification and Package templates that are in said input list on said output list in a manner that insures that each individual template thereof occupies a position on said output list such that all templates that provide reference to a said template precede said template in said output list,
• placing all Managed Object Class templates that are in said input list on said output list in a manner that insures that each Managed Object Class template that provides reference to another Managed Object Class template occupies a position on said output list that precedes said another Managed Object Class template in said output list, and
• placing all Name Binding templates that are in said input list on said output list.

In a machine-related process for machine-generating an ordered output list of Parameter and Attribute GDMO templates whose order supports Parameter and Attribute template referencing that is specified by the Parameter and Attribute templates that are listed in an input list, wherein said Parameter and Attribute templates in said input list may reference each other, and wherein any individual Attribute template in said input list may reference another Attribute template in said input list, the process comprising the sequential step of;

• fetching a Parameter or Attribute template from said input list,
• reference checking to determine if the referencing that is specified by said fetched template can be satisfied by templates that are on said output list,
• if said referencing cannot be satisfied, fetch another template from said input list, and repeat said reference checking step,
• if said referencing can be satisfied, moving said fetched template from said input list to said output list, fetching another Parameter or Attribute template from said input list, and repeat said reference checking step, and
• repeating said process until all templates in said input list have been moved from said input list to said output list.

In a computer-related process for computer-generating an ordered output list of Managed Object Class GDMO templates whose order supports a Managed Object Class template referencing that is specified by the Managed Object Class templates that are in an input list that is supplied an input to the computer-related process, wherein said Managed Object Class templates in said input list may reference another Managed Object Class template in said input list, the process comprising the sequential computer-related steps of;

• finding a Managed Object Class named Top in said input list,
• moving said Managed Object Class named Top from said input list to said output list,
• fetching a template from said input list,
• reference checking to determine if the referencing that is required by said fetched template can be satisfied by templates that are on said output list,
• if said referencing cannot be satisfied, fetching another template from said input list, and repeating said reference checking step,
• if said referencing can be satisfied, moving said fetched template from said input list to said output list, fetching another template from said input list, and repeat said reference checking step, and
• repeating said computer-related process until all templates in said input list have been moved to said output list.

In a machine-related process for machine-generating an ordered output list of GDMO templates whose order supports template referencing that is specified by the templates that are listed in an input list, wherein said templates in said input list may reference another template in said input list, the process comprising the sequential steps of;

• fetching a template from said input list,
• reference checking to determine if the referencing that is required by said fetched template can be satisfied by templates that are on said output list,
• if said referencing cannot be satisfied, fetching another template from said input list, and repeating said reference checking step,
• if said referencing can be satisfied, moving said fetched template from said input list to said output list, fetching another template from said input list, and repeating said reference checking step, and
• repeating said process until all templates in said input list have been moved to said output list.