International Business Machines Corporation

Donald Edward Benson

Thomas S Lee

Mayank Vipin Shah

Shirley S Wang

Edward Joseph Gallagher

Philip Lester Flowers

Chris Myunghoon Lee

Hui-I Hsiao

Kenneth Carlin Nelson

Tawei Hu

David Mun-Hien Choy

Gerald Edward Kozina

Steven Victor Kauffman

Karen Wolfe Brannon

Mang-Rong Ho

Lily Liang

Dwayne Lorenzo Richardson

Matthew Laue

Gerald R Clarke

Deb Sudipta

The present invention provides a way to efficiently validate and process requests, such as deletion requests, that affect items having associated objects in a content management system. When the request is received, a timestamp for the item is retrieved. A timestamp for any objects affected by the request are then retrieved and checked against the timestamp for the item. The request is then completed on the item and objects based on the respective timestamps for the item and the objects.

Method and apparatus for entity removal from a content management solution implementing time-based flagging for certainty in a relational database environment

A customizable workflow is specified in a script that is associated with an object that is to be processed by the workflow. Both the object and the script can be stored in a content management system, with the object and script associated with one another by way of identifying the script in metadata stored in the system for the object. The script can be located by locating the object. The script can specify a sequence of a plurality of workflow processes that are performed over the life of the object.

Digital library system with customizable workflow

A technique for manipulating objects at a computer is described. The technique includes receiving one or more requests to manipulate an object, wherein each request is received from a different thread. Each request to manipulate an object generates a copy of the object and a unique identifier for each copy of the object. A request to manipulate a copy of an object is distinguished from other requests to manipulate other copies of the object using the unique identifier. Additionally, a technique for accessing objects at a computer is described. The technique includes receiving a request from a client process for an object which is stored in an object server. A library server process is allocated to handle the object request. Transfer of the requested object is initiated. Thereafter, the library server process that was allocated to the object request is released.

Data processing system

Managing a content management system. The content management system is one that is configured and controlled to establish a connection between a client and a library server, generate a transaction identifier and insert, a record for the transaction in a tracking table associated with the library server, pass transaction data from the client to a resource manager, process the transaction at the resource manager and record transaction data in a tracking table associated with the resource manager. The resource manager returns transaction success/failure data to the client, compares activity recorded in the tracking tables, and takes corrective action based upon the activity comparison.

Method, system, and program product for transaction management in a distributed content management application

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Donald Edward Benson