System, method and program for controlling access rights

摘要

A system for controlling access rights of a software developer party with respect to artifacts having computer operated functions of a computer program includes an access control database which has policies that control access by a party to the artifacts in an application development environment. The system includes an application development environment having the artifacts. The system includes an access policy controller in communication with the access control database and the application development environment which implements the policies and controls access by the party to the artifacts being controlled. At least a first of the plurality of artifacts has a part being modifiable by the party and operative with all other artifacts of the plurality of artifacts after being modified.

主权项

1. A system for controlling access rights of a software developer party with respect to artifacts having computer operated functions of a computer program, the system comprising:
an application development environment having the artifacts, at least one of the artifacts being sold by a vendor party to the software developer party; an access control database which has policies, defined by the vendor party, that control access by the software developer party to the at least one artifact in the application development environment; and an access policy controller in communication with the access control database to implement the policies that control access by the software developer party to the at least one artifact, wherein the policies control access to the at least one artifact based on a subscription level of the software developer party, and wherein the policies include a global policy that applies to all the artifacts in the application development environment and an artifact-specific policy that applies to at least a portion of a single one of the artifacts sold by the vendor party to the software developer party.