Collating file change sets as action groups
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSTEVEN J. HORSMAN, KEVIN C. BOWKETT
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Abstract
A method is provided in which a user can access to file. An action group is created that comprises a change set comprising changes to the file and metadata comprising information relating to the change set. User actions taken with respect to the file are monitored and the change set of the action group are updated if the file is changed. Information is collected relating to the user actions and the metadata of the action group is updated with information relating to the user actions. If a user action that defines an endpoint of a change set is detected, the action group is completed.
Claims15
A computer implemented method comprising:
- providing user access to a file;
- creating an action group comprising a change set comprising changes to the file and metadata comprising information relating to the change set;
- monitoring user actions taken with respect to the file and updating the change set of the action group if the file is changed;
- collecting information relating to the user actions and updating the metadata of the action group with information relating to the user actions;
- determining if a user action defines an endpoint of a change set;
- and
- completing the action group if it is determined that a user action defines an endpoint of a change set
A data processing system comprising a processor arranged to:
- provide user access to a file;
- create an action group comprising a change set comprising changes to the file and metadata comprising information relating to the change set;
- monitor user actions taken with respect to the file and update the change set of the action group if the file is changed;
- collect information relating to the user actions and update the metadata of the action group with information relating to the user actions;
- determine if a user action defines an endpoint of a change set;
- and
- complete the action group if it is determined that a user action defines an endpoint of a change set.
A computer program product for controlling a data processing system comprising a processor, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
- provide user access to a file;
- create an action group comprising a change set comprising changes to the file and metadata comprising information relating to the change set;
- monitor user actions taken with respect to the file and update the change set of the action group if the file is changed;
- collect information relating to the user actions and update the metadata of the action group with information relating to the user actions;
- determine if a user action defines an endpoint of a change set;
- and
- complete the action group if it is determined that a user action defines an endpoint of a change set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.