Robotic process automation system for functional evaluation and improvement of back end instructional constructs

• US 10,120,656 B1
• Filed: 11/07/2017
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Singh, Awadhesh Pratap, Paulraj, Samson, Ramasamy, Suki
• Primary Examiner(s): Jeon, Jae
• Application Number:
  US15/805,303
• Time in Patent Office: 364 Days
• Field of Search: 717110-115
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/50391 Robot
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3604 Software analysis for verifying properties of programs byte-code verification G06F9/44589
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3616 using software metrics
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90344 by using string matching techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/33 Intelligent editors

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for the utilization of a robotic process automation system for functional evaluation and improvement of back end instructional constructs. The system may scan a set of code to identify an exception comprising an exception tag and an exception string located at a first location within the set of code. The system may then transmit the set of code and the identified exception to a robotic process automation system, along with instructions for the robotic process automation system to compare the exception tag and exception string to a replacement code database to identify an exception string. The robotic process automation system can then replace the exception string in the set of code with the identified replacement string.

Claims

1. A system for utilization of a robotic process automation system for functional evaluation and improvement of back end instructional constructs, the system comprising:

a memory device; and

a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code to;

receive a set of code;

scan the set of code for one or more exceptions;

identify, from the scan, an exception of the one or more exceptions, wherein the exception comprises an exception tag and an exception string located at a first location within the set of code, wherein the exception tag includes a type of the exception and a location of the exception;

determine whether the type of the exception is a compile time error or a run time error; and

in response to identifying the exception and determining whether the type of the exception is a compile time error or a run time error, transmit the set of code and the identified exception to a robotic process automation system configured to;

compare the exception tag and the exception string to a replacement code database to identify a replacement string;

remove the exception string from the set of code at the first location; and

insert the replacement string into the set of code at the first location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises querying a relational database of known exception tags or known exception strings and paired known replacement code for each of the known exception tags or known exception strings.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises processing the exception tag as an input to identify the replacement string through a search of a knowledge base associated with a programming language associated with the set of code.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises trawling online forums associated with a programming language associated with the set of code over an Internet system to identify the replacement string associated with the exception tag and the exception string.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer-readable program code to:

receive, from the robotic process automation system, the set of code with the inserted replacement string; and

in response to receiving the set of code with the inserted replacement string, scan the set of code with the inserted replacement string for new exceptions.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer-readable program code to:

determine that no new exceptions are present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string;

store the set of code with the inserted replacement string in a production database; and

transmit, to a computing device of a user, an indication that the set of code with the inserted replacement string is in condition to enter production.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the processing device is further configured to execute the computer-readable program code to:

determine that a new exception is present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string; and

in response to determining that a new exception is present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string, transmit, to a computing device of a user, an indication that the set of code with the inserted replacement string is not in condition to enter production.

8. A computer program product for utilization of a robotic process automation system for functional evaluation and improvement of back end instructional constructs, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions, the instructions comprising instructions for:

receiving a set of code;

scanning the set of code for one or more exceptions;

identifying, from the scan, an exception of the one or more exceptions, wherein the exception comprises an exception tag and an exception string located at a first location within the set of code, wherein the exception tag includes a type of the exception and a location of the exception;

determining whether the type of the exception is a compile time error or a run time error; and

in response to identifying the exception and determining whether the type of the exception is a compile time error or a run time error, transmitting the set of code and the identified exception to a robotic process automation system configured to;

compare the exception tag and the exception string to a replacement code database to identify a replacement string;

remove the exception string from the set of code at the first location; and

insert the replacement string into the set of code at the first location.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises querying a relational database of known exception tags or known exception strings and paired known replacement code for each of the known exception tags or known exception strings.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises processing the exception tag as an input to identify the replacement string through a search of a knowledge base associated with a programming language associated with the set of code.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises trawling online forums associated with a programming language associated with the set of code over an Internet system to identify the replacement string associated with the exception tag and the exception string.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer readable instructions further comprise instructions for:

receiving, from the robotic process automation system, the set of code with the inserted replacement string; and

in response to receiving the set of code with the inserted replacement string, scanning the set of code with the inserted replacement string for new exceptions.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer readable instructions further comprise instructions for:

determining that no new exceptions are present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string;

storing the set of code with the inserted replacement string in a production database; and

transmitting, to a computing device of a user, an indication that the set of code with the inserted replacement string is in condition to enter production.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer readable instructions further comprise instructions for:

determining that a new exception is present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string; and

in response to determining that a new exception is present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string, transmit, to a computing device of a user, an indication that the set of code with the inserted replacement string is not in condition to enter production.

15. A computer implemented method for utilization of a robotic process automation system for functional evaluation and improvement of back end instructional constructs, said computer implemented method comprising:

providing a computing system comprising a computer processing device and a non-transitory computer readable medium, where the computer readable medium comprises configured computer program instruction code, such that when said instruction code is operated by said computer processing device, said computer processing device performs the following operations;

receiving a set of code;

scanning the set of code for one or more exceptions;

identifying, from the scan, an exception of the one or more exceptions, wherein the exception comprises an exception tag and an exception string located at a first location within the set of code, wherein the exception tag includes a type of the exception and a location of the exception;

determining whether the type of the exception is a compile time error or a run time error; and

in response to identifying the exception and determining whether the type of the exception is a compile time error or a run time error, transmitting the set of code and the identified exception to a robotic process automation system configured to;

compare the exception tag and the exception string to a replacement code database to identify a replacement string;

remove the exception string from the set of code at the first location; and

insert the replacement string into the set of code at the first location.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises querying a relational database of known exception tags or known exception strings and paired known replacement code for each of the known exception tags or known exception strings.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises processing the exception tag as an input to identify the replacement string through a search of a knowledge base associated with a programming language associated with the set of code.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein comparing the exception tag and the exception string to the replacement code database comprises trawling online forums associated with a programming language associated with the set of code over an Internet system to identify the replacement string associated with the exception tag and the exception string.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, from the robotic process automation system, the set of code with the inserted replacement string;

in response to receiving the set of code with the inserted replacement string, scanning the set of code with the inserted replacement string for new exceptions;

determining that no new exceptions are present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string;

storing the set of code with the inserted replacement string in a production database; and

transmitting, to a computing device of a user, an indication that the set of code with the inserted replacement string is in condition to enter production.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, from the robotic process automation system, the set of code with the inserted replacement string;

in response to receiving the set of code with the inserted replacement string, scanning the set of code with the inserted replacement string for new exceptions;

determining that a new exception is present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string; and

in response to determining that a new exception is present in the set of code with the inserted replacement string, transmit, to a computing device of a user, an indication that the set of code with the inserted replacement string is not in condition to enter production.