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US 9,645,833 B2Granted
Additive independent object modification
AssigneeBMC Software, Inc.
InventorsDouglas Mueller, Charles Mousseau
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method, a system and a computer readable medium for additive independent object modification. The method includes determining an association between an independent object modification and a base object of a software application, modifying at least one element of the base object based on the associated independent object modification, and configuring the software application to execute in a computer system using the modified base object.
Claims26
A method, comprising:
- storing at least one independent object modification separately from a base object of a software application, the at least one independent object modification being configured to:
- one of add a feature to an element of the base object or subtract a feature from the element of the base object, and
- allow a single instance of the software application to be used by different users with different customizations based on the added or subtracted feature of the base object, including use without customizations;
- in an upgrade to the software application, the upgrade including at least one change to the base object,
- loading a new instance of the base object, and
- generating a modified element, the modified element maintaining the change to the element in the base object associated with the upgrade and applying the associated independent object modification to at least one of add or subtract the feature to the element,
- the new instance of the base object including the at least one change to the base object that are within the modified element;
- and
- configuring the software application to execute in a computer system using the modified base object.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium including code segments that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- store at least one independent object modification separately from a base object of a software application, the at least one independent object modification being configured to allow a single instance of the software application to be used by different users with different customizations based on an added or subtracted feature of an element of the base object, including use without customizations;
- in an upgrade to the software application, the upgrade including at least one change to the base object,
- loading a new instance of the base object, and
- generating a modified element, the modified element maintaining the change to the element in the base object associated with the upgrade and applying the associated independent object modification to at least one of add or subtract the feature to the element,
- the new instance of the base object including the at least one change to the base object that are within the modified element;
- and
- configure the software application to execute in a computer system using the modified base object.
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