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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Erik J. Burckart, Durham, NC (US);
Andrew J. Ivory, Durham, NC (US);
Todd E. Kaplinger, Durham, NC (US);
Aaron K. Shook, Durham, NC (US);
Erik J. Burckart, Durham, NC (US);
Andrew J. Ivory, Durham, NC (US);
Todd E. Kaplinger, Durham, NC (US);
Aaron K. Shook, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for managing a two-way form over a direct link is provided. The method includes establishing a communicative link between two communications clients each separately executing in memory by a processor of a corresponding one of two computers. The method also includes managing a two-way form rendered as individual instances of the two-way form each in a corresponding content browser executing in a corresponding one of the two computers. Finally, the method includes exchanging synchronization information for the two-way form over the communicative link. In one aspect of the embodiment, the method also includes prompting in one of the individual instances of the two-way form for verification of an update to a field providing in another of the individual instances of the two-way form. In another aspect of the embodiment, the method includes recording a verification of the update to the field in an audit trail.