Patent
1994-05-19
1997-11-04
Kriess, Kevin A.
395653, G06F 744
Patent
active
056849966
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This application is a 371 of PCT/SE92/00826 filed on Nov. 27, 1992.
The present invention relates to a method for producing from a general manuscript a specially adapted manuscript whose use requires less information than the use of the general manuscript.
DEFINITIONS
Given below is a list of the expressions used in the present document and their meaning:
administrator
information base
interpreter
recipe shall be revised,i.e. created, installed, de-installed, changed and/or configured on a computer, and the information required to execute this
mass revision system
gateway different communication protocol, i.e. a "protocol converter"
bridge local communication networks.
BACKGROUND ART
When installing software in computer systems, the same installation process has been repeated traditionally for each unit in the computer system into which the software shall be installed. Consequently, the installation information required, which is normally obtained by putting questions to the user, must be given time and time again, which is both time consuming and involves the risk of error. Furthermore, this procedure will often result in the installations not being carried out identically--an inhomogenous system is obtained which can later lead to problems when, for instance, reconfiguring or updating the software. This particularly applies when installing software in computer system which comprise a large number of mutually similar units in which it is desired to install a software in a unitary manner.
Since the various user units often work individually alternatively disconnected from and connected to the system and can then send from the system data that has been created by software installed in the unit, it is very important that the data has been fully adapted to the distributed computer system. Otherwise errors can occur which are difficult to unravel and rectify. For instance, it is relatively usual for a program manufacturer to insert changes in marketed software. This modified software is often sold together with an installation program without mention of the changes made. When such newly purchased software is installed with the aid of its installation program in one individual user unit, it is very difficult to determine or to trace the changes that have been made. This can result in "unexplainable" errors in the system.
Thus, the technical problem in need of a solution resides in the provision of an easy method of ensuring that data, such as software or some other type of information, e.g. certain text files, are installed in a unitary manner in user units coupled to a distributed computer system.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide a method of achieving unitary installation of software each time software shall be installed in some of the user units connected to the distributed computer system.
Another object of the present invention is to simplify and homogenize the installation of software in an error-free fashion to the greatest possible extent. This may apply to mass installation, irrespective of whether the installation is effected manually, semi-automatically or automatically, i.e. without any assistance from the user.
The main object of the invention is achieved with a method of the kind defined in the characterizing clause of claim 1. Further features of the inventive method and further developments thereof are set forth in the depending claims. An arrangement for carrying out the method is set forth in the following apparatus claims.
According to the invention there is created from a general recipe a specially adapted recipe which has fewer questions than the general recipe, or even no questions at all. This requires less information, or no information, from the user. This specially adapted recipe may either be used to achieve unitary installation of a program product in a plurality of mutually similar units of a computer system.
The invention enables a specially adapted installation recipe or configuration recipe to be created which can be
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Riekkola Erkki
Westerholm Ville
ICL Systems AB
Kriess Kevin A.
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