Method for scheduling holidays in distributed computer enterprise locales
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid James Hetherington, David Bruce Kumhyr
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Abstract
A scheduling method operative in association with a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries. The method begins by defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale. The calendar, together with at least one holiday defined by at least one of the set of holiday objects, are then selectively displayed. A management task (e.g., a software load distribution) is then initiated to take place during a given holiday in the locale to minimize disruption to the computer enterprise.
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A scheduling method operative in association with a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
- defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale;
- selectively displaying a calendar together with the set of holidays;
- and
- scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar.
A management task scheduling method operative in association within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
- defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale;
- selecting between the first and the second set of holiday objects depending on a locale dynamically specified by a user;
- presenting a calendar with the selected set of holiday objects presented therein;
- and
- scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar.
A computer program product in a computer-readable media for controlling a data processing system having a display device, comprising:
- means for defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale;
- means for presenting a calendar with the selected set of holidays presented therein;
- and
- means for scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar.
A data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising:
- a processor;
- an operating system;
- a display device running a graphical user interface;
- means for defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale;
- means for presenting a calendar with the selected set of holidays presented therein;
- and
- means for scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.