Abstract: An approach is provided in which a project task is retrieved from a nonvolatile data store with the project task corresponding to a configuration change management project. A set of constraints that are retrieved from a change and configuration management database (CCMDB) are identified with each of the constraints being associated with the retrieved project task. A proposed time window is also retrieved with the proposed time window being a time period in which the retrieved task is tentatively scheduled to be performed. Constraint exception values are also retrieved with the exception values corresponding to some of the identified constraints. The constraint values are compared with the proposed time window and with the retrieved constraint exceptions resulting in a set of status values corresponding to the constraints. The constraints and their corresponding status values are then displayed to a user on a display device.

Abstract: A family of Java interfaces defines methods to provide common information about a property, such as data type and editing capabilities. The interfaces identify the methods used to get generic metadata. Implementers may extend these classes, as needed, to provide the metadata for their specific properties. The common metadata description interface of the present invention allows multiple metadata sources to be used interchangeably within the same software product without the software code being specifically written for each metadata source.

Abstract: A user-interactive display interface implementation for building structured software program statements and, particularly, such structured statements which may serve as search queries to databases including a plurality of display rows together with means enabling the entry of program terms into each of said rows. A template is vertically movable to each of said rows and includes a template row of indicators, each defining a type of program term enabled to be positioned in said row coincident with said indicator. There are a plurality of user-activatable menus of selectable terms, each menu respectively associated with one of said indicators. The selectable terms in each of the menus are respectively of the term type enabled to be positioned coincident with the associated indicator. Then, for editing purposes, there is selection of one of said indicators to thereby display the menu associated with the selected indicator.

Abstract: A family of Java interfaces defines methods to provide common information about a property, such as data type and editing capabilities. The interfaces identify the methods used to get generic metadata. Implementers may extend these classes, as needed, to provide the metadata for their specific properties. The common metadata description interface of the present invention allows multiple metadata sources to be used interchangeably within the same software product without the software code being specifically written for each metadata source.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for selecting and displaying graphical user interfaces for editing properties are provided. With the apparatus, method and computer program product, metadata associated with a property is analyzed to determine a type of editor associated with the property. This determination may include identifying one or more PropertyEditor Interface methods invoked by the property editor. Based on the type of editor associated with the property, one of a number of predetermined graphical user interfaces is selected. The selected graphical user interface is provided to a user who may use the graphical user interface to thereby edit the property.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for processing data. A markup language data file describing an object is read. The data in the file is translated into a database representation. The database representation is stored in a database. In response to receiving a request from a requestor, the database is queried. In response to receiving a result, the result is translated into the object, and the object is sent to the requestor.

Abstract: A user-interactive display interface implementation for building structured software program statements and, particularly, such structured statements which may serve as search queries to databases including a plurality of display rows together with means enabling the entry of program terms into each of said rows. A template is vertically movable to each of said rows and includes a template row of indicators, each defining a type of program term enabled to be positioned in said row coincident with said indicator. There are a plurality of user-activatable menus of selectable terms, each menu respectively associated with one of said indicators. The selectable terms in each of the menus are respectively of the term type enabled to be positioned coincident with the associated indicator. Then, for editing purposes, there is selection of one of said indicators to thereby display the menu associated with the selected indicator. Preferably, the selected menu is a scrolled menu from the selected indicator.