Performance Optimization Of Business Processes By Stochastic Environmental Changes

• US 20090216863A1
• Filed: 02/26/2008
• Published: 08/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Bozak, Erol, Gebhart, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 8,635,308 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/50 Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for optimizing applications, such as applications included in a business process. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may include receiving information representative of one or more interfaces and aspects of each of the interfaces. The interfaces may be adjustable by a business process supervisor. The business process supervisor may adjust one or more aspects of the one or more interfaces. The results of the adjustment may be received and used to determine optimum settings to the one or more interfaces. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving information representative of one or more interfaces and aspects of each of the interfaces, the interfaces adjustable by a business process supervisor;

adjusting, by the business process supervisor, one or more aspects of the one or more interfaces; and

receiving results from the adjustments, the received results used to determine optimum settings to the one or more interfaces.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving information representative of the one or more interfaces, the interfaces at one or more of the following levels;

at a container level comprising J2EE or ABAP;

at an application layer; and

at a business process layer.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting at least one of the following;

a quantity of central processing units (CPUs) used by an application at a virtual machine, an amount of main memory used by the virtual machine, an amount of disk capacity used by the virtual machine, and an amount of network bandwidth used by the virtual machine.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting by sending a message to an interface to vary the amount of main memory used by the virtual machine.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting by varying a quantity of work processes at a container that is running one or more applications and adjusting the main memory that the container is using, the container comprising one of a J2EE container or an ABAP container.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting using stochastic changes to determine settings to adjust aspects of at least one of the interfaces.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting using a predefined limit.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting by varying a quantity of main memory used, varying an internal queue length, and varying a size of an internal object pool.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving results further comprises:

monitoring results from the adjustments.

10. A computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining, using the received results, optimum settings for the one or more interfaces.

20. The system of claim 15 of claim 1, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting using a predefined limit.

11. A computer-readable medium containing instructions to configure a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving information representative of one or more interfaces and aspects of each of the interfaces, the interfaces adjustable by a business process supervisor;

adjusting, by the business process supervisor, one or more aspects of the one or more interfaces; and

receiving results from the adjustments, the received results used to determine optimum settings to the one or more interfaces.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein receiving further comprises:

adjusting using one or more of the following;

a stochastic change and a predefined limit.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting at least one of the following;

a quantity of central processing units (CPUs) used by a virtual machine, an amount of main memory used by a virtual machine, an amount of disk capacity used by the virtual machine, and an amount of network bandwidth used by the virtual machine.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting by sending a message to an interface to vary the amount of main memory used by the application at the virtual machine.

15. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to perform a method comprising;

receiving information representative of one or more interfaces and aspects of each of the interfaces, the interfaces adjustable by a business process supervisor;

adjusting, by the business process supervisor, one or more aspects of the one or more interfaces; and

receiving results from the adjustments, the received results used to determine optimum settings to the one or more interfaces.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving information representative of the one or more interfaces, at least one of the interfaces at a virtual machine.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting at least one of the following;

a quantity of central processing units (CPUs) used by an application at a virtual machine, an amount of main memory used by the application at the virtual machine, an amount of disk capacity used by the application at the virtual machine, and an amount of network bandwidth used by the application at the virtual machine.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting by sending a message to an interface to vary the amount of main memory used by the application at the virtual machine.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein adjusting further comprises:

adjusting using stochastic changes to determines settings to adjust aspects of the one or more interfaces.