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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1998
Jeffrey Phillip Snover, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system is provided enabling the dynamic modification of error condition handling procedures and/or error message modification triggered by any of the set of basic error messages which are developed with and inherent in applications being executed on computers or computer networks. The system comprises means for basic detecting and handling of a basic set of error conditions, together with means for providing, on at least one display terminal, error messages relative to the detecting and handling means. The system also includes means for providing dynamic modifications in the basic handling of said error conditions during computer or network operations, means for recording data representative of the dynamic modifications, means responsive to the basic error messages for activating the dynamic modification means and means responsive to the activating means for searching said recorded data and augmenting said error messages with additional information relative to said modifications.