Relevant Information Extraction for Application Update Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managers of business systems face difficulties in understanding and identifying the necessary managing operations to be modified due to updates of applications, as they often lack detailed modification information, leading to increased work burdens and potential errors.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that store difference information between non-updated and updated applications, associating it with modification information, and extract relevant modification information based on similarity relations, providing managers with clear guidance on operations to be modified during updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the manager reviews all managing operations in detail to identify modifications after application updates, then the reliability of managing operations is improved, but the loss of time and work burden increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the relevant modification information from the complete set of managing operations. The modification information extraction unit identifies and extracts specific managing operations that need to be modified based on the application update information, allowing the manager to focus only on relevant items rather than reviewing all operations manually.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary extraction and preparation of modification information before the manager needs to review it. By automatically identifying and extracting the necessary modification information in advance, the system reduces the time the manager needs to spend on review while ensuring reliability through accurate pre-processing.
2Ease of operation
If the manager lacks detailed modification information on updated applications, then the ease of operation is improved (less information to process), but the reliability of identifying necessary modifications deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary information processing mechanism that bridges the gap between application update information and managing operations. The modification information extraction unit acts as an intermediary that automatically translates application update details into relevant managing operation modifications, providing the manager with filtered, accurate information without requiring them to process raw application details.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a simplified copy or representation of the modification information that is easier to process than the original application update details. By generating a derived view of only the relevant managing operation changes, the system maintains accuracy while improving ease of operation for the manager.
3Reliability
If the manager reviews all managing operations without targeted information, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the productivity of the update process deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary modification information from the complete set of managing operations. By identifying and extracting specifically those operations that require modification based on application updates, the system maintains comprehensive coverage of relevant items while eliminating unnecessary review of unrelated operations, thereby improving productivity.
4Reliability
If detailed modification information is provided to the manager, then the reliability of managing operations is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the information processing into distinct functional units: acquisition of application update information, extraction of modification information, and provision to the manager. This segmentation allows each unit to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliability through specialized processing at each stage.
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AI summary
A relevant-information providing method comprising in response to update of an application carried out in a system, storing, in a storage, difference information that is a difference between information on the application that has not been updated and information on the application that has been updated and modification information on management of the system modified as a result of the update, in response to acquisition of update information on a first application, extracting, from the stored difference information, a piece of difference information that is in a predetermined similarity relation with first difference information that is a difference between information on the first application that has not been updated and information on the first application that has been updated, and outputting a piece of the modification information corresponding to the piece of difference information that has been extracted.