System and method for specifying business requirements for dynamically generated runtime solution to a business problem

• US 20060230389A1
• Filed: 04/12/2005
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Ningning, Moulckers, Ingrid M.
• Application Number:
  US11/103,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20060230389A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/127
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/10 Requirements analysis; Specification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Provided is a method for specifying business solution requirements. A potential solution is divided in requirement elements. Requirement element include, but are not limited to, hardware, executable logic, or modules, for performing specific functions, user manuals and other documentation corresponding to particular hardware and modules. Each requirement element is categorized into a corresponding requirement descriptor, each of which is comprised of metadata. Metadata includes, but is not limited to, information about the corresponding industries, integration points between elements, solution areas, criteria depending upon experiences of typical users, and any dependencies the element may have upon other elements. Metadata is stored in a storage means and employed by a Solutions Runtime and Value Assets Assembly (SRVAA) toolset to generate a solution package that address the business problem. The stored metadata and the corresponding elements may be employed in future generation of business solution requirements associated with other business problems.

Claims

1. A method for specifying business solution requirements, comprising:

dividing a business solution requirement into a plurality of requirement elements;

categorizing each requirement element to create a requirement descriptor;

storing metadata representing the requirement descriptor in a storage means; and

generating a solution package, corresponding to the business solution requirement, based upon the metadata.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes information relating an industry corresponding to the business solution, integration points between elements, solution areas and criteria based upon the experiences of expected users of the business solution.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the solution package includes a custom runtime module.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the requirements include functionality associated with hardware and executable logic.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the solution package includes user manuals and documentation corresponding to the hardware and executable logic.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the metadata based upon a second business solution requirement.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating a second solution package corresponding to the modified metadata.

8. A system for specifying business solution requirements, comprising:

a business solution requirement comprising a plurality of requirement elements;

a plurality of requirement descriptors;

metadata corresponding to each requirement descriptor;

logic for categorizing each requirement element to associate each requirement element with one or more requirement descriptor of the plurality of requirement descriptors; and

logic for generating a solution package, corresponding to the business solution requirement, based upon the metadata.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the metadata includes information relating an industry corresponding to the business solution, integration points between elements, solution areas and criteria based upon the experiences of expected users of the business solution.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the solution package comprises a custom runtime module.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the requirements comprises functionality associated with hardware and executable logic.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the solution package comprises user manuals and documentation corresponding to the hardware and executable logic.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising logic for modifying the metadata based upon a second business solution requirement.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein a second solution package is based upon the modified metadata.

15. A computer programming product for specifying business solution requirements, comprising:

a memory;

logic, stored on the memory, for categorizing a plurality of requirement elements, each requirement element corresponding to a business solution requirement, to create a requirement descriptor for each requirement element;

metadata, stored on the memory, corresponding to each requirement descriptor; and

logic, stored on the memory, for generating a solution package, corresponding to the business solution requirement, based upon the metadata.

16. The computer programming product of claim 15, wherein the metadata includes information relating an industry corresponding to the business solution, integration points between elements, solution areas and criteria based upon the experiences of expected users of the business solution.

17. The computer programming product of claim 15, wherein the solution package includes a custom runtime module.

18. The computer programming product of claim 15, wherein the requirements include functionality associated with hardware and executable logic.

19. The computer programming product of claim 15, wherein the solution package includes user manuals and documentation corresponding to the hardware and executable logic.

20. The computer programming product of claim 15, further comprising logic, stored on the memory, for modifying the metadata based upon a second business solution requirement.