System, method and computer program product for asset sharing among hierarchically interconnected objects

摘要

In some embodiments, a parent object may share its assets with its descendent(s) in a hierarchical asset sharing model. The hierarchical asset sharing model may specify a plurality of asset sharing modes. In a first mode, an asset of the parent is imposed on a child. The child is able to utilize the asset, but unable to modify or delete the asset. In a second mode, the child is able to utilize the asset and a copy of the asset is generated when the child attempts to modify the asset. The child can modify the copy of the asset, which is stored as an asset only of the child. The original asset is no longer shared becomes an asset only of the parent. In a third mode, both the parent and the child can utilize and modify the asset.

主权项

1. A method for sharing assets between a parent web site and a child web site in a web site system, the parent and child web sites belonging to a hierarchy of objects, the parent web site including one or more assets, the parent web site configured to share the assets only with child web sites directly descended from the parent web site, the method comprising:
providing a management console to allow a user to specify an asset associated with a parent web site to be shared with a child web site and to select whether to share the specified asset according to a first sharing mode or a second sharing mode; utilizing the specified asset at the parent web site; sharing the specified asset from the parent web site to the child web site, wherein:
if the selected sharing mode is the first sharing mode, sharing the specified asset comprises allowing the child web site to utilize the specified asset but preventing the child web site from modifying the specified asset; andif the selected sharing mode is the second sharing mode, sharing the specified asset comprises:
when the child web site attempts to modify the specified asset:
generating a copy of the specified asset for the child web site;allowing the child web site to modify only the copy of the specified asset; andutilizing the modified copy of the specified asset in place of the specified asset at the child web site.