CONCEPTUAL CONFIGURATION MODELING FOR APPLICATION PROGRAM INTEGRATION

摘要

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for integrating first and second applications having disparate concrete configuration models into a unified abstract model comprising through mapping corresponding configuration objects with similar functions in each application, defining an equivalence between at least one particular object within the first application and at least one particular object within the second application, optionally receiving user input at a time of configuration regarding user permissions as they relate to the mapped configuration objects, and configuring each application using the received user input, automatically translating the user input, through mapping rules and equivalence definitions, so that each application is automatically configured to the unified abstract configuration model.