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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
William M. Houston, Colchester, VT (US);
James A. Martin, Jr., Endicott, NY (US);
William M. Houston, Colchester, VT (US);
James A. Martin, Jr., Endicott, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and computer system for generating and maintaining database instances. A template manager creates the template for generating the instances based on design information, stores the template in a template manager database, generates N instances (N≧2) based on the template and on control information for the N instances, stores the N instances in the template manager database, and transmits the N instances to corresponding N locations. The control information includes access control information and configuration control information that includes identification of N locations corresponding to the N instances. The template manager refreshes the template based on update design information, refreshes the N instances based on the refreshed template, and transmits the N refreshed instances to the corresponding N locations. The template manager may refresh M of the N instances (M≦N), based on update control information, and transmit the M refreshed instances to the corresponding M locations.