Mechanism and process to transform a grammar-derived intermediate form to an object-oriented configuration database

A carrier medium comprising program instructions for transforming contents of an intermediate form of an object-oriented database into contents of said object-oriented database, wherein said program instructions are executable to implement:

• expressing a plurality of entries corresponding to objects in said object-oriented database in said intermediate form, wherein said entries and said objects relate to configuration parameters of a computer system, wherein said intermediate form is derived from a textual form expressed according to a grammar;
• populating said object-oriented database with said plurality of entries;
• and
• storing said plurality of entries in said object-oriented database in a memory of said computer system, wherein said plurality of entries in said object-oriented database pertain to one or more application programs installed on said computer system.

A computer system for transforming contents of an intermediate form of an object-oriented database into contents of said object-oriented database, said computer system comprising:

• a CPU;
• a memory coupled to said CPU;
• wherein said memory stores said object-oriented database;
• wherein said memory stores program instructions executable by said CPU, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
• express a plurality of entries corresponding to objects in said object-oriented database in said intermediate form, wherein said entries and said objects relate to configuration parameters of a computer, wherein said intermediate form is derived from a textual form expressed according to a grammar;
• populate said object-oriented database with said plurality of entries;
• store said plurality of entries in said object-oriented database in said memory, wherein said plurality of entries in said object-oriented database pertain to one or more application programs installed on said computer.