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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2008
Rajesh Chopra, Union, NJ (US);
Sweefen Goh, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Richard Thomas Goodwin, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Anca-andreea Ivan, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen K. Kibby, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Rakesh Mohan, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Igor Naumov, Plano, TX (US);
Thomas Dean Rosinski, Frisco, TX (US);
George A. Schroeder, Port Murray, NJ (US);
Rajesh Chopra, Union, NJ (US);
SweeFen Goh, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Richard Thomas Goodwin, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Anca-Andreea Ivan, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen K. Kibby, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Rakesh Mohan, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Igor Naumov, Plano, TX (US);
Thomas Dean Rosinski, Frisco, TX (US);
George A. Schroeder, Port Murray, NJ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method allow a user to extract the set of customizations performed on an application and use these to estimate the time and effort and cost of (a) migrating to a new version of the application and/or (b) consolidating systems. The user can browse the extracted data and select configuration elements for re-use. After downloading the one or more configurations and comparing them, the user selects elements of the configurations for re-use. The first step is to scan one or more application systems and extract the configuration data using a surveyor. The method according to the invention automatically identifies configuration differences. The user then selects configuration elements for re-use. A graphic user interface (GUI) can be provided which allows the user to make these selections by dragging and dropping selected elements to a 'To Be' configuration. The selected configurations are then uploaded and installed on an instance of the application.