Establishing A Financial Market Data Component In A Financial Market Data System

• US 20090024498A1
• Filed: 07/20/2007
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Foreman, Paul E., Capelli, Ronald B., Berezuk, John F., Pike, Hilary A., Duigenan, John J.
• Application Number:
  US11/780,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20090024498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for establishing a financial market data component in a financial market data system that include: retrieving, by a configuration module from a configuration repository, at least a portion of a global system configuration for a financial market data system, the financial market data system comprising a plurality of financial market data components; identifying, by the configuration module in dependence upon the retrieved portion of the global system configuration, component characteristics of a particular financial market data component in the financial market data system, the component characteristics further comprise a system identifier, a component functional group identifier, and a component business group identifier; and deploying, by the configuration module, the financial market data component in the financial market data system in dependence upon the component characteristics.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a financial market data component in a financial market data system, the method comprising:

retrieving, by a configuration module from a configuration repository, at least a portion of a global system configuration for a financial market data system, the financial market data system comprising a plurality of financial market data components;

identifying, by the configuration module in dependence upon the retrieved portion of the global system configuration, component characteristics of a particular financial market data component in the financial market data system, the component characteristics specifying a component configuration for the particular component and any interface configurations for any interfaces of the particular component with any other financial market data components in the financial market data system, the component characteristics further comprise a system identifier, a component functional group identifier, and a component business group identifier, the system identifier specifying a particular financial market data system within a business organization in which the particular component is comprised, the component functional group identifier specifying a type of function provided by the particular component within the financial market data system, the component business group identifier specifying a business role provided by the particular component within a set of the financial market data components having the same component functional group identifier; and

deploying, by the configuration module, the financial market data component in the financial market data system in dependence upon the component characteristics.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein deploying, by the configuration module, the component in the financial market data system in dependence upon the component characteristics further comprises:

determining a component deployment configuration in dependence upon the component characteristics and a deployment ruleset; and

configuring one or more computing devices with the financial market data component in dependence upon the component deployment configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating, by the configuration module, a graphical representation of the financial market data system in dependence upon the retrieved portion of the global system configuration; and

displaying, by the configuration module on a graphical user interface, the graphical representation of the financial market data system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein each financial market data component comprises one or more instances, the component characteristics for each instance further comprise a component instance identifier, each instance of each component belonging to a high availability tier and providing equivalent functionality within the financial market data system.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the component characteristics further comprise a component business subgroup identifier, the component business subgroup identifier specifying an additional business role provided by a particular financial market data component within a set of financial market data components having the same component business group identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the component characteristics specify a business process interface through which the financial market data component exchanges business process messages with other financial market data components within the financial market data system;

the component characteristics specify a control interface through which the financial market data component exchanges control messages with other financial market data components within the financial market data system; and

the component characteristics specify an event interface through which the financial market data component exchanges state information with other financial market data components within the financial market data system.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the component characteristics specify an external edge partition through which the financial market data component exchanges data with external components outside of the financial market data system; and

the component characteristics specify an infrastructure partition through which the financial market data component exchanges application messages with other financial market data components inside the financial market data system.

8. An apparatus for establishing a financial market data component in a financial market data system, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

retrieving, by a configuration module from a configuration repository, at least a portion of a global system configuration for a financial market data system, the financial market data system comprising a plurality of financial market data components;

identifying, by the configuration module in dependence upon the retrieved portion of the global system configuration, component characteristics of a particular financial market data component in the financial market data system, the component characteristics specifying a component configuration for the particular component and any interface configurations for any interfaces of the particular component with any other financial market data components in the financial market data system, the component characteristics further comprise a system identifier, a component functional group identifier, and a component business group identifier, the system identifier specifying a particular financial market data system within a business organization in which the particular component is comprised, the component functional group identifier specifying a type of function provided by the particular component within the financial market data system, the component business group identifier specifying a business role provided by the particular component within a set of the financial market data components having the same component functional group identifier; and

deploying, by the configuration module, the financial market data component in the financial market data system in dependence upon the component characteristics.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein deploying, by the configuration module, the component in the financial market data system in dependence upon the component characteristics further comprises:

determining a component deployment configuration in dependence upon the component characteristics and a deployment ruleset; and

configuring one or more computing devices with the financial market data component in dependence upon the component deployment configuration.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the computer memory also has disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

generating, by the configuration module, a graphical representation of the financial market data system in dependence upon the retrieved portion of the global system configuration; and

displaying, by the configuration module on a graphical user interface, the graphical representation of the financial market data system.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein:

each financial market data component comprises one or more instances, the component characteristics for each instance further comprise a component instance identifier, each instance of each component belonging to a high availability tier and providing equivalent functionality within the financial market data system; and

the component characteristics further comprise a component business subgroup identifier, the component business subgroup identifier specifying an additional business role provided by a particular financial market data component within a set of financial market data components having the same component business group identifier.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein:

the component characteristics specify a business process interface through which the financial market data component exchanges business process messages with other financial market data components within the financial market data system;

the component characteristics specify a control interface through which the financial market data component exchanges control messages with other financial market data components within the financial market data system; and

the component characteristics specify an event interface through which the financial market data component exchanges state information with other financial market data components within the financial market data system.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein:

the component characteristics specify an external edge partition through which the financial market data component exchanges data with external components outside of the financial market data system; and

the component characteristics specify an infrastructure partition through which the financial market data component exchanges application messages with other financial market data components inside the financial market data system.

14. A computer program product for establishing a financial market data component in a financial market data system, the computer program product disposed upon a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable of:

retrieving, by a configuration module from a configuration repository, at least a portion of a global system configuration for a financial market data system, the financial market data system comprising a plurality of financial market data components;

identifying, by the configuration module in dependence upon the retrieved portion of the global system configuration, component characteristics of a particular financial market data component in the financial market data system, the component characteristics specifying a component configuration for the particular component and any interface configurations for any interfaces of the particular component with any other financial market data components in the financial market data system, the component characteristics further comprise a system identifier, a component functional group identifier, and a component business group identifier, the system identifier specifying a particular financial market data system within a business organization in which the particular component is comprised, the component functional group identifier specifying a type of function provided by the particular component within the financial market data system, the component business group identifier specifying a business role provided by the particular component within a set of the financial market data components having the same component functional group identifier; and

deploying, by the configuration module, the financial market data component in the financial market data system in dependence upon the component characteristics.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein deploying, by the configuration module, the component in the financial market data system in dependence upon the component characteristics further comprises:

determining a component deployment configuration in dependence upon the component characteristics and a deployment ruleset; and

configuring one or more computing devices with the financial market data component in dependence upon the component deployment configuration.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising computer program instructions capable of:

generating, by the configuration module, a graphical representation of the financial market data system in dependence upon the retrieved portion of the global system configuration; and

displaying, by the configuration module on a graphical user interface, the graphical representation of the financial market data system.

17. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein each financial market data component comprises one or more instances, the component characteristics for each instance further comprise a component instance identifier, each instance of each component belonging to a high availability tier and providing equivalent functionality within the financial market data system.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the component characteristics further comprise a component business subgroup identifier, the component business subgroup identifier specifying an additional business role provided by a particular financial market data component within a set of financial market data components having the same component business group identifier.

19. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein:

the component characteristics specify a business process interface through which the financial market data component exchanges business process messages with other financial market data components within the financial market data system;

the component characteristics specify a control interface through which the financial market data component exchanges control messages with other financial market data components within the financial market data system; and

the component characteristics specify an event interface through which the financial market data component exchanges state information with other financial market data components within the financial market data system.

20. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein:

the component characteristics specify an external edge partition through which the financial market data component exchanges data with external components outside of the financial market data system; and

the component characteristics specify an infrastructure partition through which the financial market data component exchanges application messages with other financial market data components inside the financial market data system.