Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system include a processor(s) that obtains a request for a transaction to be processed by an application in a computing system. The processor(s) applies, to the request for the transaction, an outlier detection model, to determine whether the transaction comprises attributes matching transaction tuples of one or more historical transactions identified as triggering issues in the computing system when the application processed the historical transactions. The processor(s) classifies the transaction as being an outlier transaction or as being a standard transaction, based on applying the outlier detection model. Based on determining that the transaction is an outlier transaction, concurrently with the application processing the transaction, the processor(s) turn on the debug trace to debug trace the application processing of the transaction.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to identity management, and more particularly to systems and methods for managing performance of identity management services. In one embodiment, a processor-implemented identity management performance control method is disclosed. The method may include receiving, via one or more hardware processors, an identity management architecture specification. The method may also include identifying, via the one or more hardware processors, a plurality of identity management attributes for the identity management architecture specification. The method may include selecting, via the one or more hardware processors, measurement criteria based on a target environment for implementing the identity management architecture. The method may include calculating, via the one or more hardware processors, an attribute measurement quotient for the plurality of identified identity management attributes using the selected measurement criteria.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to identity management, and more particularly to systems and methods for managing performance of identity management services. In one embodiment, a processor-implemented identity management performance control method is disclosed. The method may include receiving, via one or more hardware processors, an identity management architecture specification. The method may also include identifying, via the one or more hardware processors, a plurality of identity management attributes for the identity management architecture specification. The method may include selecting, via the one or more hardware processors, measurement criteria based on a target environment for implementing the identity management architecture. The method may include calculating, via the one or more hardware processors, an attribute measurement quotient for the plurality of identified identity management attributes using the selected measurement criteria.

Abstract: A computer-based method for dynamic path regeneration in a production environment as a function of stochastic event-driven parameters and constraints is described. The method includes examining existing status codes, for a plurality of remaining production jobs, to determine a current status for a production unit, applying at least one of predecessor relationships and successor relationships for the remaining production jobs to the existing status codes, analyzing historical job performance statistics for a number of previous production units based on production job performance data associated with the previous production units, and providing a user interface that depicts the remaining production jobs in order of criticality, the order of criticality determined based on the existing status codes, the at least one of predecessor relationships and successor relationships, and the analysis of the historical job performance statistics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for analyzing the impact of price protection and price cap terms in an integrated price management system. In some embodiments, the method includes negotiation of price protection and price cap terms. Next the method enforces the price protection and price cap terms. This enforcement may include applying and/or overriding the term on a manual price change or upon a mass price change. These terms are then analyzed for price leakage by product, by deal, by customer and by sales representative. This analysis may include the generation of a waterfall diagram for the deal. Adjustments for all price protection and price cap terms are generated (a price protection adjustment and a price cap adjustment) and these adjustments are then applied to the waterfall.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing fuel consumption for vehicles. A set of inconsistencies is identified on a number of vehicles in a plurality of vehicles. The set of inconsistencies has an effect on the fuel consumption by the number of vehicles. A predicted fuel consumption is identified for the number of vehicles based on the set of inconsistencies. A determination is made as whether to perform rework on the set of inconsistencies on the number of vehicles based on the predicted fuel consumption for the number of vehicles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible pricing method for providing pricing adjustments for a product in a deal in response to price variations in selected indexes. The method comprises: designating an index for the product wherein said index has a published index value; and computing a price for said product based on said published index value. The invention also provides for periodically re-pricing deals with index-based pricing terms.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible pricing method for providing pricing adjustments for a product in a deal in response to price variations in selected indexes. The method comprises: designating an index for the product wherein said index has a published index value; and computing a price for said product based on said published index value. The invention also provides for periodically re-pricing deals with index-based pricing terms.

Abstract: A computer-based method for dynamic path regeneration in a production environment as a function of stochastic event-driven parameters and constraints is described. The method includes examining existing status codes, for a plurality of remaining production jobs, to determine a current status for a production unit, applying at least one of predecessor relationships and successor relationships for the remaining production jobs to the existing status codes, analyzing historical job performance statistics for a number of previous production units based on production job performance data associated with the previous production units, and providing a user interface that depicts the remaining production jobs in order of criticality, the order of criticality determined based on the existing status codes, the at least one of predecessor relationships and successor relationships, and the analysis of the historical job performance statistics.

Abstract: The present invention is an electrostatic collector for low cost, high throughput, high efficiency sampling and concentration of bioaerosols. The device is small enough to be portable and can be contained within or placed on the wall of a typical office or hospital building. The collector comprises one or more collector modules, each having an ionizing electrode, a conical outer electrode, a wet collection electrode, and a liquid collection system. Airflow through a collector module may be partially blocked to enhance the collection of smaller particles and the collection electrode may comprise multiple, programmable electrodes to focus particle deposition onto a smaller area. Particles are collected into a small volume of liquid to facilitate subsequent analysis by an attached analyzer or at a remote site.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for preparing a price quote for a product. The product is selected from among a plurality of products. A determination is made as to whether the product is a member of a particular product collection. This determination includes evaluating a dynamic selection rule set associated with the particular product collection. When the product is determined to be a member of the particular product collection, the method includes the additional steps of (i) identifying one or more price rules associated with the particular product collection and (ii) applying these price rules to the product in order to determine the price quote for the product.

Abstract: The present invention is an electrostatic collector for low cost, high throughput, high efficiency sampling and concentration of bioaerosols. The device is small enough to be portable and can be contained within or placed on the wall of a typical office or hospital building. The collector comprises one or more collector modules, each having an ionizing electrode, a conical outer electrode, a wet collection electrode, and a liquid collection system. Airflow through a collector module may be partially blocked to enhance the collection of smaller particles and the collection electrode may comprise multiple, programmable electrodes to focus particle deposition onto a smaller area. Particles are collected into a small volume of liquid to facilitate subsequent analysis by an attached analyzer or at a remote site.

Abstract: To achieve the foregoing and in accordance with the present invention, methods and systems of overriding inherited pricing structure properties in a hierarchically organized integrated price adjustment system are presented. The methods include the steps of providing hierarchically organized product line pricing structures in a common inheritance path where one hierarchically organized product line pricing structures is a root level product line pricing structure and where all other hierarchically organized product line pricing structures are configured to inherit at least one property from the root level product line pricing structure; modifying, by user input, a property of a hierarchically organized product line pricing structures; updating all hierarchically organized product line pricing structures above the product line pricing structure having the modified property where only product line pricing structures in the common inheritance path are updated such that hierarchical inheritance is overridden.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for preparing a price quote for a product. The product is selected from among a plurality of products. A determination is made as to whether the product is a member of a particular product collection. This determination includes evaluating a dynamic selection rule set associated with the particular product collection. When the product is determined to be a member of the particular product collection, the method includes the additional steps of (i) identifying one or more price rules associated with the particular product collection and (ii) applying these price rules to the product in order to determine the price quote for the product.