Detection and display of volatile data

A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for detecting and displaying potentially volatile data, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:

• storing metadata corresponding to data in a data store;
• retrieving a first subset of data from said data store;
• retrieving a first subset of said metadata corresponding to said first subset of data from said data store;
• retrieving a second subset of data from said data store;
• retrieving a second subset of said metadata corresponding to said second subset of data from said data store;
• comparing said first and said second subsets of said metadata;
• and
• responsive to said comparing, varying an indicator associated on a display with said first subset of data or said second subset of data to indicate an inconsistency between said first subset of metadata and said second subset of metadata.

A system, comprising:

• a memory unit for storing a computer program for detecting and displaying potentially volatile data;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to the computer program, comprises:
• circuitry for storing metadata corresponding to data in a data store;
• circuitry for retrieving a first subset of data from said data store;
• circuitry for retrieving a first subset of said metadata corresponding to said first subset of data from said data store;
• circuitry for retrieving a second subset of data from said data store;
• circuitry for retrieving a second subset of said metadata corresponding to said second subset of data from said data store;
• circuitry for comparing said first and said second subsets of said metadata;
• and
• responsive to said comparing, circuitry for varying an indicator associated on a display with said first subset of data or said second subset of data to indicate an inconsistency between said first subset of metadata and said second subset of metadata.