Global Patent Index - EP 2537126 A2

EP 2537126 A2 20121226 - METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR THE GENERIC CREATION OF A TREE STRUCTURE FOR DESCRIBING AN IT METHOD

Title (en)

METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR THE GENERIC CREATION OF A TREE STRUCTURE FOR DESCRIBING AN IT METHOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN, COMPUTERPROGRAM-PRODUKT SOWIE COMPUTERLESBARES SPEICHERMEDIUM ZUR GENERISCHEN ERSTELLUNG EINES STRUKTURBAUMS ZUR BESCHREIBUNG EINES IT-VERFAHRENS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ, PRODUIT PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT LISIBLE PAR ORDINATEUR POUR PRODUIRE DE MANIÈRE GÉNÉRIQUE UNE STRUCTURE ARBORESCENTE SERVANT À DÉCRIRE UN PROCÉDÉ INFORMATIQUE

Publication

EP 2537126 A2 20121226 (DE)

Application

EP 11702941 A 20110203

Priority

  • DE 102010007967 A 20100215
  • EP 2011000501 W 20110203

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011098231A2] The invention relates to a method, to a computer program product and to a computer-readable storage medium for the generic creation of a tree structure for describing an IT method, comprising a complete environment composed of clients, servers, middleware components, applications and network components which an end user requires for carrying out a specific IT-supported business process. The invention is based on the generic creation of a tree structure for describing the topology of an IT method, by which tree structure it is possible to collect and manage all the data necessary for the overall handling of an IT method in a defined structure, such that all the procedures relevant for managing an IT method come from one data source and can be automated. The freedom from loops and the unambiguity of the elements result in a structuring of the data contained in the IT method, whereby automated processing is facilitated. A meta element type in the meta model is assigned to each of the elements used in the tree structure. The meta model describes which element types are allowed. The element types comprise all common generic IT components, such as server, middleware, storage, and the like. It is also established which attributes relating to the element types are allowed and/or necessary and which relations with the associated attributes are allowed between the elements. The freedom from loops is achieved by the use of an acyclically directed graph as the metastructure.

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06Q 10/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011098231A2

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011098231 A2 20110818; WO 2011098231 A9 20130207; CA 2789393 A1 20110818; DE 102010007967 A1 20110818; EP 2537126 A2 20121226; US 2012317050 A1 20121213

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2011000501 W 20110203; CA 2789393 A 20110203; DE 102010007967 A 20100215; EP 11702941 A 20110203; US 201113577726 A 20110203