Abstract: A system and method for hierarchically representing configuration items are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to modify one or more configuration items, wherein the request is associated with a direct manipulation GUI command, wherein the configuration items are associated with configuration item icons, and wherein the configuration items are stored in a configuration management system repository. The method further includes modifying the one or more configuration items, wherein the modifying includes modifying high-level representations of the one or more configuration items. The method further includes generating low-level representations of the one or more configuration items, and exporting the low-level representations to a database.

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a graphical user interface based on data type are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an input through a graphical user interface. The method further includes determining a data type, wherein the data type is associated with a set of configuration items, wherein each of the configuration items is represented in a markup language, and wherein the configuration items correspond to configuration data stored in an operation support system. The method also includes selecting an operation based on the configuration item data type, wherein the operation is associated with the input. The method also includes performing the operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods manage configurations for multiple OSS components. A method starts by receiving a high level configuration that includes multiple high level configuration items. The high level configuration is translated to a low level configuration, the low level configuration including multiple low level configuration items. The low level configuration is translated to at least one OSS component specific configuration and sent to the OSS component.

Abstract: A Lifecycle Management Suite (LMS), according to one example embodiment, includes data-store, server, file-based data, and configuration tools components. APIs exist within convergent billing (CB) and customer management (CM) OSS components for manipulation of the configuration. The nature of the APIs varies between these systems and depending on the configuration item, but they provide the ability to create, update and delete or obsolete configuration items in these systems. These APIs may be, however, low level—they deal with configuration in the terms of the OSS components. The overall function of the configuration tools is to provide higher-level configuration items, such as the high-level product catalog items (that span multiple OSS components), or configuration policies and composite configuration items. The configuration server stores these higher level representations of configuration. It can be used to query the configuration in the OSS components, and to update it.

Abstract: The present inventive subject matter relates generally to the field of operational support system software and more particularly to component configuration interfaces used in operational support systems. The present inventive subject matter includes systems and methods for one more component programs operable on the system that manage configuration of software over bidirectional interfaces that allows communication between components. Such individual components are master to some configuration settings and slave to other configuration settings. In some examples with respect to a specific configuration setting, a master sends updates over the bidirectional interface to slave components according to a received configuration modification.

Abstract: A computerized system for maintaining a commerce catalogue includes a commerce manager operable to read an catalogue repository that includes XML schema data defining products and services. The commerce manager sends the XML schema data to a publisher operable to forward the data to a particular viewing agent. In addition, the commerce manager communicates with a listener to receive XML schema data defining products and services.