Validating an installation plan containing multiple transports and redirectors by adding data structure of the modules to the plan if the indicated transport and redirector modules are unavailable

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PATENT NO 5793982
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08570179

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An installation plan object including application objects representing applications to be installed during an installation process and workstation objects representing the workstation on which the applications are to be installed is validated prior to executing the installation plan. According to the invention, multiple sets of communication modules, that is redirector and transport modules are capable of installing the applications on the workstations over a computer network. Therefore, the availability and compatibility of the redirectors and transports at the workstations must be assured. After the installation plan object is built by the user of application objects and workstation objects, the attributes of the application objects are examined for the communication modules which may be used for installation of the applications on the workstations. Next, the validation process determines whether the communication modules are available during the installation process at the workstations. If not, objects representing the unavailable communication modules to the installation plan such that when the installation process is executed the previously unavailable modules are provided.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bunce, John Lawrence Austin, TX 3 179
Dever, Jr George Edward Austin, TX 1 47
Shrader, Theodore Jack London Cedar Park, TX 51 3303
Skeel, Diane Louise Austin, TX 1 47

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