Patent ReferencesMethod for multiple programs management within a network having a server computer and a plurality of remote computers Device for managing software configurations in parallel in a network System and method for installing software and updating configuration files Method and structure for determining transaction system hardware and software configurations Enterprise information system having three level hierarchy of data bases and communication paths Patent #: 5282273 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 237498 filed on 05/02/1994US Classes:709/223, COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING717/121Software configurationExaminersPrimary: Kriess, Kevin A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 009/44AbstractIn an enterprise-wide network which includes at least one centralized computer and a plurality of desktop computers, a method for enterprise system management comprising the steps of: storing an Already Have list for each desktop; storing a plurality of Should Have sub-lists; and generating a respective Should Have list from the stored sub-lists for a respective desktop computer during configuration of the desktop computer; wherein the Schema of the generated Should Have list includes at least one dynamic linkage which encompasses more than on Should Have sub-lists.Other References
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