SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR A MONITORING CONTEXT GENERATOR

• US 20090089276A1
• Filed: 10/02/2007
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Koyanagi, Teruo, Fukuda, Mari, Ozawu, Yohsuke, Jeng, Jun-Jang
• Granted Patent: US 8,140,547 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer products for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured data and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships. Exemplary embodiments include a method including searching the calculation procedure for a first data definition, generating a first context from a first scope applied to the first data definition, tracing back the calculation procedure to obtain a second data definition for calculating the first data definition and to which the first scope is applied, copying the calculation procedure into the first context until the second data definition is obtained, obtaining a second scope applied to the second data definition, obtaining a second context generated from the second scope, determining an existence of an order comparison of the first scope with the second scope and obtaining order from the structured data.

Claims

1. In a computer system, a method for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured data and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships, the method comprising:

searching the calculation procedure for a first data definition;

generating a first context from a first scope applied to the first data definition;

tracing back the calculation procedure to obtain a second data definition for calculating the first data definition and to which the first scope is applied;

copying the calculation procedure into the first context until the second data definition is obtained;

obtaining a second scope applied to the second data definition;

obtaining a second context generated from the second scope;

determining an existence of an order comparison of the first scope with the second scope; and

obtaining an order from the structured data.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

in response to the existence of an order comparison between the first scope and the second scope, performing;

generating a context reference in the first context and the second context,

replacing a name of the first data definition to generate a first variable of the first context; and

referring to a second variable of the second context from the first context.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein a high-order scope in the context reference in the first context and the second context is a parent, and a low-order scope in the context references in the first context and the second context is a child.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the second variable of the first context is generated by replacing a name of the second data definition.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

in response to an order of the first scope and an order of the second scope being equal, performing;

merging the first context into the second context; and

replacing a name of the first data definition to generate a first variable of the second context.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

in response to an inability to compare an order of the first scope with an order of the second scope, performing;

replacing a name of the first data definition to generate a first variable of the first context;

copying attributes of the second context to the first context; and

referring to a copied second variable in the first context.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the attributes of the second context include variables, data types and functions.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the instructions further include instructions to:

in response to the existence of an order comparison between the scope L0 and the scope L1, performing;

generate a context reference in the context M0 and the context M1,

replace a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0; and

refer to a variable, n1, of the context M1 from the context M0.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein a high-order scope in the context reference in the context M0 and the context M1 is a parent, and a low-order scope in the context references in the context M0 and the context M1 is a child.

11. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the variable, n1, of the context M0 is generated by replacing a name of the data definition N1

12. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the instructions further include instructions to:

in response to an order of the scope L0 and an order of the scope L1 being equal, performing;

merge the context M0 into the context M1; and

replace a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M1.

13. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the instructions further include instructions to:

in response to an inability to compare an order of the scope L0 with an order of the scope L1, performing;

replace a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0;

copy attributes of the context M1 to the context M0; and

refer to a copied variable, n1, in the context M0,

wherein the attributes of the context M1 include variables, data types and functions.

8. A system for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured date and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships, the system comprising:

a computer processor coupled to a memory; and

a process residing in the memory, the process having instructions causing the computer processor to;

search the calculation procedure for a data definition N0;

generate a context M0 from a scope L0 applied to the data definition N0;

trace back the calculation procedure to obtain a data definition N1 for calculating the data definition N0 and to which the scope L0 is applied;

copy the calculation procedure into the context M0 until the data definition M1 is obtained;

obtain a scope L1 applied to the data definition N1;

obtain a context M1 generated from the scope L1;

determine an existence of an order comparison of the scope L0 with the scope L1; and

obtain an order from the structured data.

14. A computer program product for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured data and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

searching the calculation procedure for a data definition N0;

generating a context M0 from a scope L0 applied to the data definition N0;

tracing back the calculation procedure to obtain a data definition N1 for calculating the data definition N0 and to which the scope L0 is applied;

copying the calculation procedure into the context M0 until the data definition N1 is obtained;

obtaining a scope L1 applied to the data definition N1;

obtaining a context M1 generated from the scope L1;

determining an existence of an order comparison of the scope L0 with the scope L1; and

obtaining an order from the structured data.

15. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14 wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the existence of an order comparison between the scope L0 and he scope L1, performing;

generating a context reference in the context M0 and the context M1,

replacing a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0; and

referring to a variable, n1, of the context M1 from the context M0.

16. The computer program product as claimed in claim 15 wherein a high-order scope In the context reference in the context M0 and the context M1 is a parent, and a low-order scope in the context references in the context M0 and the context M1 is a child.

17. The computer program product as claimed in claim 15 wherein the variable, n1, of the context M0 is generated by replacing a name of the data definition N1

18. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to an order of the scope L0 and an order of the scope L1 being equal, performing;

merging the context M0 into the context M1; and

replacing a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M1.

19. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14 wherein the method further comprises:

in response to an inability to compare an order of the scope L0 with an order of the scope L1, performing;

replacing a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0;

copying attributes of the context M1 to the context M0; and

referring to a copied variable, n1, in the context M0.

20. The computer program product as claimed in claim 19 wherein the attributes of the context M1 include variables, data types and functions.