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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Edward M. Barton, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Avishai H. Hochberg, San Jose, CA (US);
James P. Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
Peter B. Symonds, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Edward M. Barton, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Avishai H. Hochberg, San Jose, CA (US);
James P. Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
Peter B. Symonds, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention is a method for ensuring consistency of a group, which for example, includes receiving a first list that identifies objects in the group, and gathering for at least one attribute, the value of the attribute for each object in the first list. The first list, and the attribute values gathered in the gathering operation, are stored to create a first snapshot. This example also includes receiving a second list that identifies objects that are in the group after at least part of a task is performed, and the value after at least part of the task is performed of the at least one attribute for each object identified in the second list. The second list and the received attribute values are stored to create a second snapshot, which is compared with the first snapshot.