System and method for architecting pattern based models within a governmental framework

• US 20070239717A1
• Filed: 09/01/2005
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation (DXC Technology Company), International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation (DXC Technology Company), International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Thrash, Ralph, Harrison, Victor
• Application Number:
  US11/217,641
• Publication Number:
  US 20070239717A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system and method for processing patterns that provides technological implementation details of an enterprise application within the context of a public-sector enterprise reference model framework. A system is disclosed that includes: an architecture product library having patterns that define reusable assets for use in modeling enterprise applications; a framework integration system that defines a subset of patterns from the architecture product library for a predefined enterprise reference model framework; and a system for modeling an enterprise application within the context of the predefined enterprise reference model framework by using patterns selected from the subset of patterns.

Claims

1. A system for processing patterns that provide technological implementation details of an enterprise application, comprising:

an architecture product library having patterns that define reusable assets for use in modeling enterprise components and systems;

a framework integration system that defines a subset of patterns from the architecture product library for a predefined enterprise reference model framework; and

a system for modeling an enterprise application within the context of the predefined enterprise reference model framework by using patterns selected from the subset of patterns.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the architecture product library includes patterns selected from the group consisting of:

business patterns, integration patterns, composite patterns, custom designs, and runtime patterns.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework integration system defines an architecture model for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework integration system defines a set of integration system capabilities for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework integration system defines a set of model concepts and build concepts for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system for modeling the enterprise application includes:

a business/mission modeling system for generating a pattern that describes a set of mission operations of an enterprise;

a service modeling system for generating patterns that describe service classifications of the enterprise application;

a technical modeling system for generating integration patterns of the enterprise application; and

an information architecture modeling system for defining data patterns for the enterprise application.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the predefined enterprise reference model framework is selected from the group consisting of:

a Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), a Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and a Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework (TEAF).

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a system for selecting an enterprise reference model framework from a plurality of enterprise reference model frameworks.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the patterns comprise upper case patterns and lower case patterns, and wherein the subset of patterns comprises lower case patterns.

10. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium for processing patterns that provide technological implementation details of an enterprise application, comprising:

program code configured for accessing an architecture product library having patterns that define reusable assets for use in modeling enterprise components and systems; and

program code configured for defining a subset of patterns from the architecture product library for a predefined enterprise reference model framework.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising program code configured for modeling an enterprise application within the context of the predefined enterprise reference model framework by using patterns selected from the subset of patterns.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the program code configured for defining a subset of patterns defines an architecture model for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the program code configured for defining a subset of patterns defines a set of integration system capabilities for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the program code configured for defining a subset of patterns defines a set of model concepts and build concepts for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

15. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the program code configured for modeling the enterprise application includes:

a business/mission modeling system for generating a pattern that describes a set of mission operations of an enterprise;

a service modeling system for generating patterns that describe service classifications of the enterprise application;

a technical modeling system for generating integration patterns of the enterprise application; and

an information architecture modeling system for defining data patterns for the enterprise application.

16. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the predefined enterprise reference model framework is selected from the group consisting of:

a Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), a Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and a Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework (TEAF).

17. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising program code configured for selecting an enterprise reference model framework from a plurality of enterprise reference model frameworks.

18. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the patterns comprise upper case patterns and lower case patterns, and wherein the subset of patterns comprises lower case patterns.

19. A method for processing patterns that provide technological implementation details of an enterprise application, comprising:

providing an architecture product library having patterns that define reusable assets for use in modeling enterprise components and systems;

defining a subset of patterns from the architecture product library for a predefined enterprise reference model framework; and

modeling an enterprise application within the context of the predefined enterprise reference model framework by using patterns selected from the subset of patterns.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the architecture product library includes patterns selected from the group consisting of:

business patterns, integration patterns, composite patterns, custom designs, and runtime patterns.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of defining a subset of patterns defines an architecture model for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of defining a subset of patterns defines a set of integration system capabilities for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of defining a subset of patterns defines a set of model concepts and build concepts for the predefined enterprise reference model framework.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of modeling the enterprise application includes:

generating a pattern that describes a set of mission operations of an enterprise;

generating patterns that describe service classifications of the enterprise application;

generating integration patterns of the enterprise application; and

defining data patterns for the enterprise application.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein the predefined enterprise reference model framework is selected from the group consisting of:

a Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), a Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and a Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework (TEAF).

26. The method of claim 19, further comprising program the step of selecting an enterprise reference model framework from a plurality of enterprise reference model frameworks.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein the patterns comprise upper case patterns and lower case patterns, and wherein the subset of patterns comprises lower case patterns.

28. A method for deploying an application for an architecture pattern processing system, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

access an architecture product library having patterns that define reusable assets for use in modeling enterprise components and systems;

define a subset of patterns from the architecture product library for a predefined enterprise reference model framework; and

model an enterprise application within the context of the predefined enterprise reference model framework by using patterns selected from the subset of patterns.

29. Computer software embodied in a propagated signal for implementing a pattern processing system, the computer software comprising instructions to cause a computer to perform the following functions:

access an architecture product library having patterns that define reusable assets for use in modeling enterprise components and systems; and

define a subset of patterns from the architecture product library for a predefined enterprise reference model framework.