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US 8,429,609 B2Granted
Method and system for web-based enterprise change and configuration management reports
AssigneeCA, Inc.
InventorsSapan Bhasker, Susan Cohan
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Abstract
A method and system for presenting an enterprise change and configuration report are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present application, a method for presenting an enterprise change and configuration report includes identifying at least one datasource that stored change management information, collecting change management information from the datasource and integrating the change management information into a change management report that is accessible via a web browser. A plurality of datasources that include change management data may be identified and change management data from each datasource of the plurality of datasources may be collected and integrated to provide the change management report.
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A method for presenting an enterprise change and configuration management report comprises:
- identifying at least one first datasource that stores first change management information describing software changes and configurations made to one or more first software applications installed on a first software platform from a first change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one first datasource comprises at least one database that operates on the first software platform;
- collecting the first change management information from the at least one first datasource;
- identifying at least one second datasource that stores second change management information describing software changes and configurations made to one or more second software applications installed on a second software platform from a second change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one second datasource operates on the second software platform, wherein the at least one second datasource comprises at least one VSAM file;
- collecting the second change management information from the at least one second datasource;
- and
- integrating, by a computer, the collected first change management information with the collected second change management information to provide a change management report that is accessible via a web browser.
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A method for presenting an enterprise change and configuration management report comprises:
- identifying at least one first datasource that stores first change management information describing at least software changes and configurations other than version control information made to one or more first software applications installed on a first software platform from a first change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one first datasource comprises at least one database that operates on the first software platform;
- collecting the first change management information from the at least one first datasource;
- identifying at least one second datasource that stores second change management information describing software changes and configurations made to one or more second software applications installed on a second software platform from a second change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one second datasource operates on the second software platform, wherein the at least one second datasource comprises at least one VSAM file;
- collecting the second change management information from the at least one second datasource;
- and
- integrating, by a computer, the collected first change management information with the collected second change management information to provide a change management report that is accessible via a web browser.
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A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine, the machine, when executing the program of instructions, operable to perform steps comprising:
- identifying at least one first datasource that stores first change management information describing software changes and configurations made to one or more first software applications installed on a first software platform from a first change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one first datasource comprises at least one database that operates on the first software platform;
- collecting the first change management information from the at least one first datasource;
- identifying at least one second datasource that stores second change management information describing software changes and configurations made to one or more second software applications installed on a second software platform from a second change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one second datasource operates on the second software platform, wherein the at least one second datasource comprises at least one VSAM file;
- collecting the second change management information from the at least one second datasource;
- and
- integrating the collected first change management information with the collected second change management information to provide a change management report that is accessible via a web browser.
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A system for presenting an enterprise change and configuration management report comprises:
- a memory comprising program instructions;
- one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors, when executing the program instructions, operable to provide:
- an identifying device adapted to identify at least one first datasource that stores first change management information describing software changes and configurations made to one or more first software applications installed on a first software platform from a first change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one first datasource comprises at least one database that operates on the first software platform, wherein the identifying device is further adapted to identify at least one second datasource that stores second change management information describing software changes and configurations made to one or more second software applications installed on a second software platform from a second change and configuration management application operable to manage software changes and configurations, wherein the at least one second datasource operates on the second software platform, wherein the at least one second datasource comprises at least one VSAM file;
- a collecting device adapted to collect the first change management information from the at least one first datasource identified by the identifying device, and further adapted to collect the second change management information from the at least one second datasource identified by the identifying device;
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- an integrating device adapted to integrate the collected first change management information with the collected second change management information into a change management report that is accessible via a web browser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.