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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Kathryn A Rosenthal, Beaconsfield, GB;
Andrew J Berner, Irving, TX (US);
Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of modeling an enterprise so that its policy changes as well as its current components and operations are represented in a database (11), and a method of using a computer to query the database. The enterprise is modeled using classes of objects and associated methods. During operation, a query about data in the database (11) is received from a user, with the query calling for the use of at least one method to answer the query. The database (11) is accessed to determine whether the method is affected by a policy change, where different policies are represented by policy objects. If so, the user is provided with policy choices. A policy selection is received, and the query is answered, using an implementation of the method based on the policy selection (FIG. 2).