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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Glenn C. Aikens, Raleigh, NC (US);
Melissa Jane Buco, Amawalk, NY (US);
Maheswaran Surendra, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Christopher Ward, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Steve Weinberger, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Sam Shixiong Yang, Austin, TX (US);
Glenn C. Aikens, Raleigh, NC (US);
Melissa Jane Buco, Amawalk, NY (US);
Maheswaran Surendra, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Christopher Ward, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Steve Weinberger, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Sam Shixiong Yang, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques for managing a plurality of configuration items in an information repository are provided. Lifecycle state transitions of the plurality of configuration items are regulated in accordance with one or more lifecycle state transition diagrams and, when a life cycle state transition involves a protected life cycle state, one or more request for change identifiers.