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Stephen L Rakonza

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Craig Skibo

Robert Matthew Craig

William James Staples

Chad W Royal

Varsha Jayasimha

Mohit Srivastava

Richard A Ersek

Methods, systems, and computer program products for editing configuration data such that alterations in one representation of the configuration data are reflected in one or more other representations of the configuration data. The altered configuration data may take effect without having to restart a corresponding program module. Multiple alterations to the configuration data may be consolidated. A differencing operation may be used to identify an altered portion of the configuration data. For one or more altered portions, an 'updategram' may be generated and used to update a multiple program modules at various interconnected computer systems. A history of alterations to configuration data also may be maintained, making it possible to revert to an earlier version of the configuration data. Erroneous data may be ignored. Access to updated representations of the configuration data may be provided at a configuration management interface.

Dynamic metabase store

Systems and methods for creating a template from an existing file are provided. The user can package one or more file(s) into a group and specify that the group is to be converted into a template. An IDE process can automatically index the content of the group and create a metadata file to represent the indexed content. The IDE process may employ a set of standard inference rules to index the content. The indexed file group and metadata can serve as a template for creating new files with properties of the original file(s). Additionally, templates can be provided with a set of default properties when no specific template properties are specified by a user. Completed templates can be added to a User Interface (UI) accessible location, such as a collection of templates accessible to UI dialog processes for opening new files.

Systems and methods for creating a template from an existing file

A user can package one or more file(s) into a group and specify that the group is to be converted into a template. An IDE process can automatically index the content of the group and create a metadata file to represent the indexed content. The indexed file group and metadata can serve as a template for creating new files with properties of the original file(s). Completed templates are packaged together in one file such as a .zip file. Completed templates can be added to a User Interface (UI) accessible location, such as a collection of templates accessible to UI dialog processes for opening new files. The metadata file authored in a declarative programming language such as XML.

Systems and methods for creating and providing templates in a single file

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