Creation and persistence of action metadata

A system to track file transitions comprising:

• a module to identify file transitions that are to be tracked;
• a module to generate at least one element of metadata that characterizes each identified file transition to be tracked;
• a module to receive a request for historical file transition information;
• a module to aggregate elements of metadata corresponding to at least two instances of a tracked file that is associated with said request for historical information;
• and
• a module to provide, responsive to said request, information derived from said aggregated elements of metadata.

A computer program product to track file transitions comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
• computer usable program code configured to identify file transitions that are to be tracked;
• computer usable program code configured to generate at least one element of metadata that characterizes each identified file transition to be tracked;
• computer usable program code configured to receive a request for historical file transition information;
• computer usable program code configured to aggregate elements of metadata corresponding to at least two instances of a tracked file that is associated with said request for historical information;
• and
• computer usable program code configured to provide, responsive to said request, information derived from said aggregated elements of metadata.