Product structure configuration management service system on computer networks

摘要

A system (60) for manipulating information regarding a product in a client/server computer system is provided. The system includes a client computer (65) operable to run a PSCM client component (68) and is coupled to a server computer (62). The server side (62) comprises a repository (80) operable to store a plurality of view objects representing at least one product, a handles database (78) operable to store a plurality of handles, wherein each handle (79) is associated with a view object stored in a repository; and a PSCM server (74) operable to interpret requests from the client computer (65) and return a derived configuration object to the client (65) using the handle (79).