Component Manager Portal for Reusable Development Assets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Organizations face challenges in identifying and reusing development components due to their dispersed location, complexity, and difficulty in finding and understanding these components, which hinders efficient creation of new solutions.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for identifying and presenting reusable development components through a component manager that provides a user-friendly interface, allowing users to search, access, and utilize components via a storefront, which aggregates and manages development assets, simplifying the process of finding, understanding, and reusing them.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If development components are stored in multiple repositories across the organization, then the quantity and variety of available components increases, but the difficulty of finding and accessing these components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple scattered development component repositories into a single unified portal that provides centralized access to all components. This merging approach maintains the quantity and variety of components from multiple sources while eliminating the difficulty of finding them by providing a single search interface and unified catalog.
2Productivity
If development components are made available across the organization, then the reusability and productivity improve, but the complexity of managing and understanding these components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a portal as an intermediary layer between the complex component repositories and the end users. This intermediary provides simplified search interfaces, unified categorization, and standardized access methods, allowing users to quickly find and reuse components without being overwhelmed by the underlying complexity of the component management system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If development components are distributed across different locations, then the adaptability and versatility of solutions increase, but the time required to locate and understand components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a new dimensional layer of organization by implementing a unified portal with standardized categorization and search capabilities. This portal dimension provides a consistent access point and organizational structure that transcends the physical or logical distribution of components, allowing users to quickly locate and understand components regardless of their original location or source.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and software for identifying reusable development components or other enterprise knowledge—whether developed internally or by third parties—are described herein. One method for identifying reusable development components includes receiving a request for development components according to search criteria. A catalog with at least a first development component of a first type and a second development component of a second type is then provided to a user on any suitable client.