Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for memory corruption diagnosis is provided. The present invention may include generating a pattern expression (PE) header file, wherein a plurality of common datatypes associated with a software program are pre-defined. The invention may further include generating a PE for each of the plurality of common datatypes, and generating a PE table by merging the generated PEs for each of the plurality of common datatypes. Upon discovery that memory corruption has occurred, the invention may include transmitting a recorded state of the software program as a core dump file to a server, and using a dump utility to identify overlay content of the core dump file. Lastly, the invention may include identifying a possible source program of the memory corruption by matching the PE tables against the illegally-written overlay content.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for memory corruption diagnosis is provided. The present invention may include generating a pattern expression (PE) header file, wherein a plurality of common datatypes associated with a software program are pre-defined. The invention may further include generating a PE for each of the plurality of common datatypes, and generating a PE table by merging the generated PEs for each of the plurality of common datatypes. Upon discovery that memory corruption has occurred, the invention may include transmitting a recorded state of the software program as a core dump file to a server, and using a dump utility to identify overlay content of the core dump file. Lastly, the invention may include identifying a possible source program of the memory corruption by matching the PE tables against the illegally-written overlay content.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for memory corruption diagnosis is provided. The present invention may include generating a pattern expression (PE) header file, wherein a plurality of common datatypes associated with a software program are pre-defined. The invention may further include generating a PE for each of the plurality of common datatypes, and generating a PE table by merging the generated PEs for each of the plurality of common datatypes. Upon discovery that memory corruption has occurred, the invention may include transmitting a recorded state of the software program as a core dump file to a server, and using a dump utility to identify overlay content of the core dump file. Lastly, the invention may include identifying a possible source program of the memory corruption by matching the PE tables against the illegally-written overlay content.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer product for managing a password includes receiving a new password set by a user via a key input interface, generating a diagram based on key positions, on the key input interface, of a plurality of characters associated with said new password, storing a diagram into a memory device coupled to the processing device, and providing said diagram stored in the memory device to the user as a password hint.

Abstract: User interface (UI) language options are provided. A request event of a visible text string for a UI element is identified. A user value area of a control of the UI element is inspected to obtain a resource bundle name and key for one or more language equivalents of the text string of the UI element. A menu option is added to the request event by retrieving the language equivalent of the text string in one or more languages from a resource bundle of the application using the resource bundle name and key.

Abstract: User interface (UI) language options are provided. A request event of a visible text string for a UI element is identified. A user value area of a control of the UI element is inspected to obtain a resource bundle name and key for one or more language equivalents of the text string of the UI element. A menu option is added to the request event by retrieving the language equivalent of the text string in one or more languages from a resource bundle of the application using the resource bundle name and key.

Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a description of a display screen generated by a software program executed in a first mode to interact with a user in first language. The description is in a serialized format that includes screen capture parameters and an offset location in a first dictionary corresponding to a screen element in the display screen. The first dictionary includes screen elements utilized by the software program when executing in the first mode to generate the display screen. A target language is identified, and a second dictionary of screen elements utilized by a deserialization program in the target language is accessed. The screen element is located at the offset location in the second dictionary. The description of the display screen is combined with the second dictionary, and the display screen is recreated in the target language based on the combining.

Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a description of a display screen generated by a software program executed in a first mode to interact with a user in first language. The description is in a serialized format that includes screen capture parameters and an offset location in a first dictionary corresponding to a screen element in the display screen. The first dictionary includes screen elements utilized by the software program when executing in the first mode to generate the display screen. A target language is identified, and a second dictionary of screen elements utilized by a deserialization program in the target language is accessed. The screen element is located at the offset location in the second dictionary. The description of the display screen is combined with the second dictionary, and the display screen is recreated in the target language based on the combining.

Abstract: List display control method and device are provided. The method may include displaying a plurality of list items in a list display area. The method may also include performing at least one of the following based on an operation of a pointer in the list display area: scrolling up, in response to a first operation of the pointer on any list item of the plurality of list items in a first area of the list display area and scrolling down, in response to a second operation of the pointer on any list item of the plurality of list items in a second area of the list display area which is different from the first area.

Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a description of a display screen generated by a software program executed in a first mode to interact with a user in first language. The description is in a serialized format that includes screen capture parameters and an offset location in a first dictionary corresponding to a screen element in the display screen. The first dictionary includes screen elements utilized by the software program when executing in the first mode to generate the display screen. A target language is identified, and a second dictionary of screen elements utilized by a deserialization program in the target language is accessed. The screen element is located at the offset location in the second dictionary. The description of the display screen is combined with the second dictionary, and the display screen is recreated in the target language based on the combining.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing automated operations to support the identification of software documentation in need of updating. Application screen shots or other documentation anchors are generated having metadata regarding the application source code that is executing or recently executed. When the application software is updated, code path metadata is compared with source code changes to identify areas of documentation that may need updating.

Abstract: A method for message delivery to a transaction processor is presented. The method may include receiving a message having transaction information. The method may also include determining if the received message is prohibited from delivery based on comparing the transaction information with a blacklist, wherein the blacklist is used to block messages. In response to determining that received message is prohibited from delivery, the method may then include refusing message delivery or delaying message delivery. In response to determining that the received message is not prohibited from delivery, the method may further include enqueuing the message in a request queue. The method may also include receiving a reply message with a transaction status update from the transaction processor. The method may then include updating the blacklist based on the received reply message with the transaction status update.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for identifying a performance bottleneck of a transaction in a transaction processing system. At a predefined time point, status information of an interaction between the transaction and a processing component among one or more processing components in the transaction processing system is collected. A duration of the interaction on the basis of the status information is determined. In response to the duration exceeding a predefined threshold, the interaction is identified as the performance bottleneck of the transaction in order to make changes to the transaction processing system thereby improving performance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may schedule a task in a processing system. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a resource to be accessed by a task in a processing system is determined based on a type of a request for initiating the task. Then, a length of a task queue that records at least one task waiting for the resource is determined Next, the request is suspended in response to the length of the task queue being greater than a predefined threshold.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for identifying a performance bottleneck of a transaction in a transaction processing system. At a predefined time point, status information of an interaction between the transaction and a processing component among one or more processing components in the transaction processing system is collected. A duration of the interaction on the basis of the status information is determined. In response to the duration exceeding a predefined threshold, the interaction is identified as the performance bottleneck of the transaction in order to make changes to the transaction processing system thereby improving performance.

Abstract: List display control method and device are provided. The method may include displaying a plurality of list items in a list display area. The method may also include performing at least one of the following based on an operation of a pointer in the list display area: scrolling up, in response to a first operation of the pointer on any list item of the plurality of list items in a first area of the list display area and scrolling down, in response to a second operation of the pointer on any list item of the plurality of list items in a second area of the list display area which is different from the first area.