Towards Open Configuration

Configuration technologies are typically applied in closed settings where one (or a small group of) knowledge engineer(s) is in charge of knowledge base development and maintenance. In such settings it is also assumed that only single users configure the corresponding products and services. Nowadays, a couple of scenarios exist that require more openness: it should be possible to cooperatively develop knowledge bases and to jointly configure products and services, even by adding new features or constraints in a flexible fashion. We denote this integration of groups of users into configuration-related tasks as open configuration. In this paper we introduce features of open configuration environments and potential approaches to implement these features.

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