International Business Machines Corporation

Timothy Simon Bartley

Elizabeth Marie Hughes

Kalvinder Pal Singh

Gavin George Bray

Michael Andrew Powell

Rodney Carlton Burnett

Scott Anthony Exton

Peter T Waltenberg

Philip A J Nye

Peter Terence Cogill

Kenneth Stephen

An approach to generating a context for translating strings for a graphical user interface. The approach includes a computer receiving a string to be translated and associated source code, the string identified by a unique key within the associated source code and the associated source code is markup language. The computer identifies a first logical section of the associated source code corresponding to a unique key of the string and one or more graphical user interface components within the identified logical section of the associated source code. The computer then creates a mockup image presenting the one or more graphical user interface components and the string. The computer then labels, in the created mockup image, each of the one or more graphical user interface components and the first string of the plurality of strings, and identifies one or more additional graphical user interface components.

Generating a context for translating strings based on associated application source code and markup

According to embodiments of the present invention, a first metadata defining how a user interface associated with an application under test should appear is generated using one or more computer processors. An image of the user interface associated with the application under test that is invoked during a test run is captured using one or more one or more computer processors. The captured image is converted, using one or more computer processors, into one or more of a second metadata and text. The first metadata is compared, using one or more computer processors, to the second metadata and the text. In response to the comparison resulting in a difference between the first metadata and the second metadata, the image is stored, using one or more computer processors, and an assessment request is generated using one or more computer processors.

Automated validation of the appearance of graphical user interfaces

A method for visualization of big data using three dimensional pie charts. The method includes receiving at least a first set of data, comprising information detailing one or more subsets of values, each value having an associated time element. The method includes determining a three dimensional pie chart based on the at least first set of data, which includes at least as first layer comprising a first set of wedges and a second layer comprising a second set of wedges. The method includes displaying the three dimensional pie chart comprising at least the first layer and the second layer.

Three dimensional visualization of big data

An approach is provided that responds to a connection request to connect to an external network entity using a connection from a managed connection pool. The connection pool is managed by selecting connections from the connection pool that includes one or more currently unused connections with the external network entity. One of the selected connections is validated by comparing an idle time associated with each of the selected connections to a maximum idle time value corresponding to the external network entity. The maximum idle time value being previously identified at the information handling system. The validated connection is then used to connect to the external network entity to satisfy the connection request.

Adjusting the connection idle timeout in connection pools

A method for generating a context for translating strings for a graphical user interface. The method includes receiving a string to be translated and associated source code, the string identified by a unique key within the associated source code. The method includes identifying a first logical section of the associated source code corresponding to a unique key of the string. The method includes identifying one or more graphical user interface components within the identified logical section of the associated source code. The method then includes creating a mockup image presenting the one or more graphical user interface components and the string.

A method for dynamically adjusting an actual wait period associated with an operating system call, wherein the operating system call suspends execution of at least one thread in a plurality of threads associated with an operating environment is provided. The method may include determining a utilization factor function associated with the operating environment. The method may also include selecting at least one performance counter within a plurality of performance counters associated with the operating environment. The method may further include computing a utilization factor based on the determined utilization factor function and the selected at least one performance counter. Additionally, the method may include intercepting an operating system call, wherein the operating system call includes a requested wait period parameter. The method may also include updating the actual wait period associated with the intercepted operating system call based on the requested wait period parameter and the computed utilization factor.

Dynamically adjusting wait periods according to system performance

A computer identifies lines of code of a product program that have been modified after an initial test of the product program. The computer determines the overlap between lines of code that have been modified and a mapped test case. The computer determines a weighted value for the mapped test case based on two or more of, an environment of the test case, the degree of the overlap, a time the test case was last executed, a time the test case takes to execute, and a priority of a defect. The environment of the test case is configured to replicate a working environment where the product program is to be deployed and includes an operating system, a hardware configuration, and the configuration of the operating system.

Prioritizing test cases using multiple variables

A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for role-based privilege management is provided. A transformation request is received from a requester to form a received request, and a target environment of the received request is identified. A determination is made whether the target environment matches a predefined environment in a set of role-based privileges and, responsive to a determination that the target environment matches a predefined environment in the set of role-based privileges, the parameterized privileges from the set of role-based privileges are mapped to the target environment and the request is performed.

Role-based privilege management

An unattended computer-based machine is authenticated by the present invention method, system or apparatus. The subject machine may be an auto-restarted machine or similar machine configured to be unattended. Upon receipt of initializing input from a user at a subject computer-based machine, a working process authenticates the user and generates resulting credentials. The working process stores the generated credentials in a memory area of the subject machine. Separate from and independent of the working process is a security monitor of the present invention. A monitoring module of the present invention monitors user activity on the subject machine and upon detecting suspect activity destroys the stored credentials of the working process. Suspect activity includes any activity raising a suspicion of compromise.

Computer method and apparatus for authenticating unattended machines

In this invention, when security policy is attached to a file, a device protection manager is given the protected file's name. If the file is a special device file, then the device manager records the device specification in a device database. When a device access occurs, the device specification is extracted from the special device file used in the access. This extracted device specification is then used to search the device database. If a matching device specification is found in the database and the accessed device file has the same name as the protected resource, then authorization policy rules on that resource determine the access. If the match is a different device file name from the protected file name for the same device, then the search continues until the exact accessed device is found or until all device specification matches are found. In the absence of an exact device file match, all the matching device files are presented to the external security manager for authorization checking and the most restrictive outcome prevails.

Method for adding and enforcing enhanced authorization policy on devices in computer operation systems

The method of the invention assumes there is a security manager and mechanism present for defining, attaching, and evaluating external authorization policy to file resources based on the file's path name. In this invention, protected symbolic links and the resources that the link points to are stored in a protected object database. When a system access attempt occurs, the file attribute is extracted from the file used in the access. The file attribute is then used to search the protected object database. If a matching system resource is found, and that resource is protected but does not have independent security policy on it, then the resource will have the security policy of a symbolic link that points to it. In this case, the security of each protected symbolic link pointing to the system resource has to grant access in order for allowance of the access attempt. This approach insures that the most restrictive outcome prevails.

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