Inventors:
Timothy William Handorf - Trevor WI, US
Christopher Haussler - Arlington Heights IL, US
Martin Daniel Duffy - Elk Grove Village IL, US
Assignee:
BIGMACHINES, INC. - Deerfield IL
International Classification:
G06F 15/177
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for maintaining businesses rules in a configuration system are disclosed. The presently disclosed system allows systems to be configured using a plurality of rules that are syndicated by a plurality of different manufacturers. Each manufacturer syndicates a portion of the overall system attributes and/or configuration rule set for use by others. Configuration users, such as the sales channel, may then create additional rules and/or configure products with the most recent version of the component attributes and configuration rules, and no single entity is burdened with maintaining the entire attribute and/or rule set.