ENABLING AND MANAGING USER-SPECIFIED ALIASES
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1. A method for managing resources in a computing environment having a plurality of users, comprising:
- determining a plurality of user-provided aliases for a first resource of the computer system, wherein each user-provided alias in the list is associated with a respective user from the plurality of users of the computer system;
generating, by operation of one or more computer processors, a suggested alias for the first resource of the computing environment based on the determined plurality of user-provided aliases;
responsive to a request from a first user specifying the first resource, providing the suggested alias for the first resource to the first user; and
associating the suggested alias with the first resource, whereby the first user can refer to the first resource of the computing environment using the suggested alias.
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Abstract
Techniques are described for suggesting aliases for a resource within a computing environment based on user-provided aliases for the resource. Embodiments determine a plurality of user-provided aliases for the resource and generate a suggested alias for the resource based on the plurality of user-provided aliases. The suggested resource may be provided to a user of the computing environment. The suggested alias is then associated with the resource, such that the user may refer to the resource using the suggested alias for the resource.
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1. A method for managing resources in a computing environment having a plurality of users, comprising:
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determining a plurality of user-provided aliases for a first resource of the computer system, wherein each user-provided alias in the list is associated with a respective user from the plurality of users of the computer system; generating, by operation of one or more computer processors, a suggested alias for the first resource of the computing environment based on the determined plurality of user-provided aliases; responsive to a request from a first user specifying the first resource, providing the suggested alias for the first resource to the first user; and associating the suggested alias with the first resource, whereby the first user can refer to the first resource of the computing environment using the suggested alias. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory containing a program that, when executed by the processor, performs an operation for managing resources in a computing environment having a plurality of users, comprising; determining a plurality of user-provided aliases for a first resource of the computer system, wherein each user-provided alias in the list is associated with a respective user from the plurality of users of the computer system; generating a suggested alias for the first resource of the computing environment based on the determined plurality of user-provided aliases; responsive to a request from a first user specifying the first resource, providing the suggested alias for the first resource to the first user; and associating the suggested alias with the first resource, whereby the first user can refer to the first resource of the computing environment using the suggested alias. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for managing resources in a computing environment having a plurality of users, comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code to determine a plurality of user-provided aliases for a first resource of the computer system, wherein each user-provided alias in the list is associated with a respective user from the plurality of users of the computer system; computer readable program code to generate a suggested alias for the first resource of the computing environment based on the determined plurality of user-provided aliases; computer readable program code to, responsive to a request from a first user specifying the first resource, provide the suggested alias for the first resource to the first user; and computer readable program code to associate the suggested alias with the first resource, whereby the first user can refer to the first resource of the computing environment using the suggested alias. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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