Abstract: Techniques for configuring a software system include generating a hierarchy of entities representing usage of the software system by a set of users, wherein the hierarchy includes a first set of nodes representing a set of tasks, a second set of nodes representing a set of components that implement the tasks, and a set of edges between the first set of nodes and the second set of nodes. The techniques also include updating the hierarchy based on a first set of configurations for the tasks, wherein the updated hierarchy indicates one or more tasks that have been enabled for the users. The techniques further include determining, based on the updated hierarchy, one or more components that implement the task(s). Finally, the techniques include generating, based on the hierarchy, one or more runbooks that execute the task(s) using the component(s).

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for browser rendering and control extensions for browser rendering that is responsive to external applications that are at least partially controlled by user gestures from the browser. The method commences by authenticating a user, then rendering an initial display comprising a plurality of graphical components corresponding to respective prescribed user activities. The browser receives a user interface gesture corresponding to a user selected one of the prescribed user activities, and proceeds to access a flow metadata repository to retrieve external application launch parameters which are then used to launch one or more external applications. The browser receives task state indications from the external application and re-renders the display based on the received task state indications. The user activities correspond to a READ type of user activity, a SEE type of user activity, or DO types of user activity, or in any combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method of defining a link between first and second applications windows on a processing system. The processing system has a database and at least one remote end station coupled to the database via a communications system.