Prioritization of e-mail files for migration

• US 9,971,995 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2015
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lieder, Stacy L., Saucedo, Hilda A., Smith, Charles E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Leroux, Etienne
• Application Number:
  US14/743,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20160371285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

For each of a plurality of e-mail files contained in a first data repository, at least one score for the e-mail file can be determined. Determining the at least one score can include determining whether the e-mail file contains at least one design element and, responsive to determining that the e-mail file contains at least one design element, determining whether the design element is authored by a template developer. Based on scores assigned to the plurality of e-mail files, a ranking can be assigned to each of the plurality of e-mail files, the ranking assigned to each e-mail file indicating a priority of the e-mail file as a candidate for migration to a second data repository. A listing comprising each of the e-mail files and the ranking assigned to each of e-mail files can be output.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

for each of a plurality of e-mails contained in a first data repository, determining at least one score for the e-mail file, determining the at least one score comprising;

determining whether the e-mail file contains at least one design element;

responsive to determining that the e-mail file contains at least one design element, determining whether the design element is authored by a template developer; and

determining whether the design element is a custom design element created specifically for a particular user;

based on scores assigned to the plurality of e-mail files, automatically assigning, using a processor, a ranking to each of the plurality of e-mail files, the ranking assigned to each e-mail file indicating a priority of the e-mail file as a candidate for migration to a second data repository;

based on the ranking assigned to each of the plurality of e-mail files, automatically identifying e-mail files having a ranking that at least meets a threshold value;

responsive to automatically identifying e-mail files having the ranking that at least meets the threshold value, presenting to a user a selectable user interface element; and

responsive to the user selecting the user interface element, automatically initiating migration of the e-mail files having the ranking that at least meets the threshold value to the second data repository.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

outputting a listing comprising each of the e-mail files and the ranking assigned to each of e-mail files.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining a type of the design element and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on the determined type of the design element.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining whether the design element is a particular specified design element and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on whether the design element is the particular specified design element.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining whether the e-mail file contains a number of personal folders or a number of e-mail rules exceeding a threshold value and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on whether the e-mail file contains the number of personal folders or the number of e-mail rules exceeding the threshold value.

6. A system, comprising:

a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising;

for each of a plurality of e-mail files contained in a first data repository, determining at least one score for the e-mail file, determining the at least one score comprising;

determining whether the e-mail file contains at least one design element;

responsive to determining that the e-mail file contains at least one design element, determining whether the design element is authored by a template developer; and

determining whether the design element is a custom design element created specifically for a particular user;

based on scores assigned to the plurality of e-mail files, automatically assigning a ranking to each of the plurality of e-mail files, the ranking assigned to each e-mail file indicating a priority of the e-mail file as a candidate for migration to a second data repository;

based on the ranking assigned to each of the plurality of e-mail files, automatically identifying e-mail files having a ranking that at least meets a threshold value;

responsive to automatically identifying e-mail files having the ranking that at least meets the threshold value, presenting to a user a selectable user interface element; and

responsive to the user selecting the user interface element, automatically initiating migration of the e-mail files having the ranking that at least meets the threshold value to the second data repository.

7. The system of claim 6, the executable operations further comprising:

outputting a listing comprising each of the e-mail files and the ranking assigned to each of e-mail files.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining a type of the design element and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on the determined type of the design element.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining whether the design element is a particular specified design element and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on whether the design element is the particular specified design element.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining whether the e-mail file contains a number of personal folders or a number of e-mail rules exceeding a threshold value and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on whether the e-mail file contains the number of personal folders or the number of e-mail rules exceeding the threshold value.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

for each of a plurality of e-mail files contained in a first data repository, determining, by the processor, at least one score for the e-mail file, determining the at least one score comprising;

determining whether the e-mail file contains at least one design element; and

responsive to determining that the e-mail file contains at least one design element, determining whether the design element is authored by a template developer; and

determining whether the design element is a custom design element created specifically for a particular user;

based on scores assigned to the plurality of e-mail files, automatically assigning, by the processor, a ranking to each of the plurality of e-mail files, the ranking assigned to each e-mail file indicating a priority of the e-mail file as a candidate for migration to a second data repository;

based on the ranking assigned to each of the plurality of e-mail files, automatically identifying, by the processor, e-mail files having a ranking that at least meets a threshold value;

responsive to automatically identifying e-mail files having the ranking that at least meets the threshold value, presenting to a user a selectable user interface element; and

responsive to the user selecting the user interface element, automatically initiating, by the processor, migration of the e-mail files having the ranking that at least meets the threshold value to the second data repository.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, the method further comprising:

outputting a listing comprising each of the e-mail files and the ranking assigned to each of e-mail files.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining a type of the design element and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on the determined type of the design element.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining whether the design element is a particular specified design element and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on whether the design element is the particular specified design element.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein determining the at least one score further comprises determining whether the e-mail file contains a number of personal folders or a number of e-mail rules exceeding a threshold value and determining the score for the e-mail file based, at least in part, on whether the e-mail file contains the number of personal folders or the number of e-mail rules exceeding the threshold value.