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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
William S Cadden, Saugerties, NY (US);
Iwao Hatanaka, Acton, MA (US);
Stephen Craig Hughes, Hyde Park, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A complex task is managed by controlling the independent, cooperating components that make up the complex task. This control includes, for instance, pre-run dynamic validation of the components of the complex task; programmatic determination of the proper order to start, stop or delete one or more of the components; post-run automatic recovery from a terminated component; and/or automatic collection of information regarding the independent, cooperating components, such that the overall status of the complex task is obtained and understood. The control is provided through a centralized mechanism that enables easy configuration, control and monitoring of the independent, cooperating components of a complex task.