公开(公告)号：US20110307862A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-15

申请号：US12815623

申请日：2010-06-15

Applicant: STEVEN R. ABRAMS ,  JEAN-MICHEL LEMIEUX

Inventor： STEVEN R. ABRAMS ,  JEAN-MICHEL LEMIEUX

IPC: G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F8/71

Abstract: Software change management (SCM) systems can be extended to uniformly handle artifacts which lack constraints typically imposed on managed items. In the solution, a data type associated with a SCM system can enable management of unmanaged artifacts. Unmanaged artifacts can include, but is not limited to, artifacts which lack can traditional change management constraints, managed artifacts not directly associated with the SCM, artifacts with different constraints than the SCM imposed constraints, and the like. In one embodiment, an unmanaged artifact can have different lifecycles, policies, and the like which can make it unsuitable for traditional management approaches by the SCM. The SCM can utilize the data type to manage unmanaged artifacts without requiring significant change in functionality of the SCM by permitting change management processes to be applied to the unmanaged artifacts.

Abstract translation: 可以将软件变更管理（SCM）系统扩展到统一处理通常对被管理项目施加的约束的工件。 在该解决方案中，与SCM系统相关联的数据类型可以实现管理非管理工件。 非管理工件可以包括但不限于缺乏传统变更管理约束的工件，与SCM不直接相关联的管理工件，具有不同于SCM强制约束的约束的工件等。 在一个实施例中，非管理工件可以具有不同的生命周期，策略等，这可能使其不适合于SCM的传统管理方法。 SCM可以利用数据类型来管理非管理工件，而不需要通过允许将变更管理过程应用于非管理工件来重大改变SCM的功能。