Customization of process logic in a software system
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1. A method of customizing a software implemented business process, comprising:
- providing an agent that instantiates and calls a service, based on a service identifier in response to a request to perform an operation; and
customizing the service identifier, used by the agent, to identify a customized service.
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Abstract
The present invention facilitates customization of a process in a software system without modifying the process source code. The process can be customized by customizing a metadata description of the process, by handing the process agent a customized service identifier or by handling an event propagated by the process agent or its service factory.
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1. A method of customizing a software implemented business process, comprising:
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providing an agent that instantiates and calls a service, based on a service identifier in response to a request to perform an operation; and
customizing the service identifier, used by the agent, to identify a customized service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A customizable business process, comprising:
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an agent invokable by a request from a client;
a service factory invokable by the agent in response to the request to instantiate and call a service identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for customizing a computer-implemented business process, comprising:
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an adapter subsystem having methods configured to be invoked to receive a process customization input form a customizable subsystem, the input being indicative of a request to apply a customization to a process to be customized, the adapter subsystem identifying components to be customized based on the request; and
a target subsystem having a method configured to be invoked by the adapter subsystem to apply the requested customization to the identified components. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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