Generation of communication system control scripts

A computerized method for use in generating a first control script that may be executed by a first communication system to control the system, the method comprising:

• accessing a first section in a second control script to locate instructions in the first section that reference object identification values that identify objects in a second communication system, the objects comprising at least one of a physical and logical entity in the second communication system that may be controlled by execution of at least one instruction in the first section;
• accessing a second section in the second control script in which the values are each associated with a respective logical handle and with a respective object classification;
• accessing a database that correlates respective object identification values of respective objects in the first communication system with respective logical handles and with respective object classifications of the respective objects in the first communication system;
• locating in the second section, based upon information contained in the database and the second section, at least certain object identification values of objects in the second communication system that correspond to objects in the first communication system;
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• replacing in the second section the at least certain object identification values with respective object identification values of corresponding objects in the first communication system.

An apparatus for use in generating a first control script that may be executed by a first communication system to control the system, the apparatus comprising:

• a first mechanism that accesses a first section in a second control script to locate instructions in the first section that reference object identification values that identify objects in a second communication system, the objects comprising at least one of a physical and logical entity in the second communication system that may be controlled by execution of at least one instruction in the first section;
• a second mechanism that accesses a second section in the second control script in which the values are each associated with a respective logical handle and with a respective object classification;
• a third mechanism that accesses a database that correlates respective object identification values of respective objects in the first communication system with respective logical handles and with respective object classifications of the respective objects in the first communication system;
• a fourth mechanism that locates in the second section, based upon information contained in the database and the second section, at least certain object identification values of objects in the second communication system that correspond to objects in the first communication system;
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• a fifth mechanism that replaces in the second section the at least certain object identification values with respective object identification values of corresponding objects in the first communication system.

Computer-readable memory comprising computer-executable instructions for use in generating a first control script that may be executed by a first communication system to control the system, the computer-executable instructions when executed causing:

• accessing of a first section in a second control script to locate instructions in the first section that reference object identification values that identify objects in a second communication system, the objects comprising at least one of a physical and logical entity in the second communication system that may be controlled by execution of at least one instruction in the first section;
• accessing of a second section in the second control script in which the values are each associated with a respective logical handle and with a respective object classification;
• accessing of a database that correlates respective object identification values of respective objects in the first communication system with respective logical handles and with respective object classifications of the respective objects in the first communication system;
• locating in the second section, based upon information contained in the database and the second section, of at least certain object identification values of objects in the second communication system that correspond to objects in the first communication system;
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• replacing in the second section of the at least certain object identification values with respective object identification values of corresponding objects in the first communication system.

An apparatus for use in generating a first control script that may be executed by a first communication system to control the system, the apparatus comprising:

• means for accessing a first section in a second control script to locate instructions in the first section that reference object identification values that identify objects in a second communication system, the objects comprising at least one of a physical and logical entity in the second communication system that may be controlled by execution of at least one instruction in the first section;
• means for accessing a second section in the second call control script in which the values are each associated with a respective logical handle and with a respective object classification;
• means for accessing a database that correlates respective object identification values of respective objects in the first communication system with respective logical handles and with respective object classifications of the respective objects in the first communication system;
• means for locating in the second section, based upon information contained in the database and the second section, at least certain object identification values of objects in the second communication system that correspond to objects in the first communication system;
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• means for replacing in the second section the at least certain object identification values with respective object identification values of corresponding objects in the first communication system.