Automatically updated cross reference system having increased flexibility
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    发明授权
    Automatically updated cross reference system having increased flexibility 失效
    自动更新的交叉参考系统具有增加的灵活性

    公开(公告)号:US6064814A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-16

    申请号:US970124

    申请日:1997-11-13

    CPC classification number: G06F11/3604 G06F8/70 Y10S707/99945 Y10S707/99948

    Abstract: A method of maintaining cross reference information regarding a user program comprises the steps of determining that an aspect of a first referencee has been modified, notifying a first referencer that the aspect of the first referencee has been modified, and updating cross reference information. The notifying step is performed by the first referencee, and the updating step is performed by the first referencer. The cross reference information is stored in a database comprising an entry for each reference made by a referencer to a referencee. Each entry stores a unique identifiers which identify a respective referencer and referencee. The cross reference information is automatically updated through a notification procedure in which referencees are responsible for notifying referencers when an aspect of the referencee changes, and the referencers are thereafter responsible for updating the cross reference information. The present invention provides increased flexibility in terms of the types of cross reference information which is maintained and the types of actions which a user is allowed to take without losing cross reference information. For example, the cross reference system is able to manage references to a referencee before the referencee is created and after the referencee is deleted.

    Abstract translation: 维护关于用户程序的交叉参考信息的方法包括以下步骤:确定第一参考的方面已经被修改,通知第一参考者第一参考的方面已被修改,以及更新交叉参考信息。 通知步骤由第一参考线执行,更新步骤由第一参考线执行。 交叉引用信息存储在数据库中,该数据库包括由参考者引用的每个引用的引用的条目。 每个条目存储标识相应参考符和引用的唯一标识符。 交叉引用信息通过通知过程自动更新,在该通知过程中,当引用的方面发生变化时,引用将负责通知引用,然后引用者负责更新交叉引用信息。 本发明在维护的交叉参考信息的类型和用户被允许采取的动作的类型方面提供了增加的灵活性,而不丢失交叉参考信息。 例如,交叉引用系统能够在创建引用之前和引用引用被删除之后管理对引用的引用。

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