Shared scan output in incremental data analysis systems

A computer program product for creating shared scan output for file-level incremental data analysis processes, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to initiate a shared scan phase for a plurality of files in a file system;
• program instructions to, during the shared scan phase, apply one or more rules to each of the plurality of files in the file system to identify files on which to perform one or more operations;
• and
• program instructions to create shared scan output that includes information describing the identified files and the one or more operations to be performed on the identified files.

A computer system for creating shared scan output for file-level incremental data analysis processes, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to initiate a shared scan phase for a plurality of files in a file system;
• program instructions to, during the shared scan phase, apply one or more rules to each of the plurality of files in the file system to identify files on which to perform one or more operations;
• and
• program instructions to create shared scan output that includes information describing the identified files and the one or more operations to be performed on the identified files.