Patent ID: 8024453

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for monitoring performance of dynamic web content applications, the dynamic web content applications executing on one or more web servers comprising modules of automated computing machinery, the method comprising: receiving, at run time, by a multi-mode monitor agent comprising a module of automated computing machinery, data corresponding to a previous verification point and data corresponding to a current verification point, wherein the previous verification point is for a drop-down list comprising a first set of entries and being of first dimensions identified by a first set of coordinates such that the previous verification point comprises a base reference to compare changes within a graphical user interface (‘GUI’) display of the dynamic web content applications and wherein the current verification point is for the drop-down list comprising a second set of entries and being of second dimensions identified by a second set of coordinates such that the current verification point comprises a subsequent reference to compare changes within the graphical user interface (‘GUI’) display of the dynamic web content applications; determining, by the multi-mode monitor agent, whether decision criteria are satisfied, wherein the determining includes determining whether the second set of entries are different from the first set of entries or the second dimensions is different from the first dimensions by comparing the second set of coordinates to the first set of coordinates; and responsive to the decision criteria being satisfied, replacing, by the multi-mode monitor agent, the data corresponding to the previous verification point with the data corresponding to the current verification point responsive to decision criteria not being satisfied, retaining by the multi-mode monitor agent, the data corresponding to the previous verification point.