International Business Machines Corporation

Agnieszka Matecka

Cezary Gorka

Piotr P Godowski

Artur Zezula

Norbert Chocko

Grzegorz K Lech

Ilona Dzikowska

The systems and methods provided herein determine at least one first file system path related to a specific software package. A second file system path associated with a computing process running on the computer system is determined, and use of the specific software package on the computer system is detected based on comparing the first file system path with the second file system path. Thus, the present techniques determine the installation director(ies) of the application(s) and then compare active processes to determine whether an application is in use or is only installed.

Self-learning automated techniques for detecting the usage of software packages

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for managing conflicts in an import operation. The method includes one or more processors identifying a conflict in an import operation of an incoming set of data into an existing database, wherein the incoming set of data includes an incoming entry, and the existing database includes an existing entry that corresponds to the identified conflict. The method further includes one or more processors determining a probability to preserve the existing entry in the existing database based on a set of rules associated with the import operation. The method further includes one or more processors determining whether to overwrite the existing entry in the existing database with the incoming entry from the incoming set of data based on comparing the determined probability to a threshold probability.

Automatic conflict resolution during software catalog import

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Cracow, Poland

Agnieszka Matecka