Abstract: A technique for maintaining consistency between a data object and references to the object in a file. An indication that a source object has changed is received. One or more of the changes made to the source object are identified. A file comprising one or more references related to the source object is analyzed to identify those references that may be inconsistent with the changes made to the source object.

Abstract: A technique for maintaining consistency between a data object and references to the object in a file. An indication that a source object has changed is received. One or more of the changes made to the source object are identified. A file comprising one or more references related to the source object is analyzed to identify those references that may be inconsistent with the changes made to the source object.

Abstract: A method of identifying desired objects of information determines whether an existing rule is appropriate to identify a new desired object of information, defines a new rule to include at least one search query string when one of the existing rules is not appropriate to identify the new desired object of information, and defines an initial new search query string to identify the new desired object of information, wherein the initial search query string has a search query string input value. Furthermore, the method includes identifying objects having an object value equal to the search query string input value, and identifying the objects as the results of the processing operation and as having an equivalence relationship with the initial search query string. When the results do not satisfy the new rule, subsequent search query strings are defined to form a search query string chain.