Allocation of multiple product structures
View Patent ↗A system, method, and computer program for allocating product structures, comprising the steps of representing a product with at least one product structure; mapping a domain relationship from said at least one product structure; and deriving a fulfilled product structure through said mapping and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.
1. A computer implemented method for allocating product structures, comprising:
representing a product with more than one product structure;
mapping a domain relationship from said more than one product structure; and
deriving, using a processor, a fulfilled product structure through said mapping.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said domain relationship is a fulfillment from a first product structure to at least one more product structure.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said domain relationship is a first product structure implemented by at least one other product structure.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said domain relationship is a first product structure that provides the realization of at least one other product structure.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said domain relationship is conditional based upon a defined rule set.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a revision history is maintained for said mapping step.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said product structure is one of a functional model, a physical model, and a logical model.
8. A computer implemented method for allocating product structures, comprising:
representing a product with more than one product structure;
mapping a domain relationship from said more than one product structure, wherein said domain relationship is one of a fulfillment, an implemented-by, and a realization of; and
deriving, using a processor, a fulfilled product structure through said mapping.
9. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable medium to perform a method, comprising:
instructions for representing a product with more than one product structure;
instructions for mapping a domain relationship from said more than one product structure; and
instructions for deriving a fulfilled product structure through said mapping.
10. The computer-program product of claim 9 , wherein said domain relationship is a fulfillment from a first product structure to at least one more product structure.
11. The computer-program product of claim 9 , wherein said domain relationship is a first product structure implemented by at least one other product structure.
12. The computer-program product of claim 9 , wherein said domain relationship is a first product structure that provides the realization of at least one other product structure.
13. The computer-program product of claim 9 , wherein said domain relationship is conditional based upon a defined rule set.
14. The computer-program product of claim 9 , wherein a revision history is maintained for said mapping step.
15. The computer-program product of claim 9 , wherein said product structure is one of a functional model, a physical model, and a logical model.
16. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable medium to perform a method, comprising:
instructions for representing a product with more than one product structure;
instructions for mapping a domain relationship from said more than one product structure,
wherein said domain relationship is one of a fulfillment, an implemented-by, and a realization of; and
instructions for deriving a fulfilled product structure through said mapping.
17. A data processing system comprising a processor and accessible memory to implement a method for allocating product structures, the data processing system particularly configured to perform the steps of:
representing a product with more than one product structure;
mapping a domain relationship from said more than one product structure; and
deriving a fulfilled product structure through said mapping.