Abstract: A computer system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention includes one or more data miners configured to mine software deliverables for metadata, a metadata filter configured to generate a filtered view of metadata associated with a subset of the software deliverables, an inventory generator configured to generate an inventory of the subset, a rules manager configured to generate rules using the filtered view and the inventory, where the rules are based on software relationships within the subset, and a package generator configured to generate a knowledge package based on the rules, where the knowledge package includes guidelines for obtaining the subset and installing the subset.

Abstract: A method for validating a knowledge package involves generating the knowledge package, where the knowledge package includes guidelines for obtaining and installing software deliverables. The method further involves obtaining the software deliverables based on the guidelines in the knowledge package, performing a test installation of the software deliverables on a managed host, based on the guidelines in the knowledge package, generating an incident report indicating that the test installation has failed, and updating the knowledge package based on the incident report.

Abstract: A method for validating a knowledge package involves generating the knowledge package, where the knowledge package includes guidelines for obtaining and installing software deliverables. The method further involves obtaining the software deliverables based on the guidelines in the knowledge package, performing a test installation of the software deliverables on a managed host, based on the guidelines in the knowledge package, generating an incident report indicating that the test installation has failed, and updating the knowledge package based on the incident report.