SELF-DESCRIPTION ARTIFACT AND APPLICATION ABSTRACTION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide at least one implementation that uses a plurality of self-description software artifacts stored in a computer storage medium of one or more software-based computers. SOLUTION: In the implementation, each artifact represents at least a part of a software component (for example, load module, process, application, and operating system component) of a computing system. Each artifact is described by at least one related "manifesto" including metadata declarative description of a related artifact. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI