Governing Exposing Services In A Service Model

• US 20100138254A1
• Filed: 12/03/2008
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, William A., Holley, Kerrie L., Moore, Garrison A., Tegan, William J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,152,692 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods and systems for governing service identification in an SOA governance model according to embodiments of the present invention are provided. Embodiments include receiving a set of input parameters for identifying candidate services for the SOA; determining whether the set of input parameters comply with a predetermined input parameter validation policy. If the set of input parameters comply with a predetermined input parameter validation policy, governing service identification includes identifying in dependence upon the set of input parameters one or more candidate services available for the SOA in existing SOA business applications and determining whether each candidate services available in existing SOA business applications comply with a predetermined service selection policy. If one of the candidate services available in existing SOA business applications complies with a predetermined service selection policy, governing service identification includes selecting the candidate service as a service available for the SOA and communicating the identification of that selected service to relevant stakeholders in the SOA.

Claims

1. A method of governing exposing services in a service model in a Service Oriented Architecture (‘

SOA’

), the method

receiving a list of candidate services available for exposure in an SOA;

selecting a service;

determining whether the service meets predetermined service architecture criteria;

if the service meets predetermined service architecture criteria, including the service in the SOA and documenting the service in a service model for the SOA;

if the service does not meet predetermined service architecture criteria, determining whether the service is exempt from the predetermined service architecture criteria;

if the service is exempt from predetermined service architecture criteria, including the service in the SOA and documenting the service in a service model for the SOA.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising excluding the service from the SOA if the service is not exempt from predetermined service architecture criteria.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the service meets predetermined service architecture criteria further comprises:

determining whether aspects of the service comply with predetermined service specification requirements;

determining whether available subsystem components upon which the service will be deployed comply with predetermined subsystem requirements; and

determining whether required subcomponents of the service comply with service subcomponent requirements.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein determining whether aspects of the service comply with predetermined service specification requirements further comprises determining whether the service complies with requirements for service dependencies, service composition and flow, non-functional aspects of the service, service message specifications, and the state of documents.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein determining whether available subsystem components upon which the service will be deployed comply with predetermined subsystem requirements further comprises determining whether the subsystem components comply with requirements for subsystem dependencies, service components, functional components, and technical components.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein determining whether required subcomponents of the service comply with service subcomponent requirements further comprises determining whether the required subcomponents comply with requirements for service component attributes, service component flow, service events, service messages, service component class diagrams (850), and service design.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the service is exempt from the predetermined service architecture criteria further comprises determining whether the service is exempt from predetermined service specification requirements, predetermined subsystem requirements, or predetermined subcomponent requirements.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating the service model to relevant stakeholders. A system of governing exposing services in a service model in a Service Oriented Architecture (‘

SOA’

), the system

means for receiving a list of candidate services available for exposure in an SOA;

means for selecting a service;

means for determining whether the service meets predetermined service architecture criteria;

means for including the service in the SOA and documenting the service in a service model for the SOA if the service meets predetermined service architecture criteria;

means for determining whether the service is exempt from the predetermined service architecture criteria if the service does not meet predetermined service architecture criteria;

means for including the service in the SOA and documenting the service in a service model for the SOA if the service is exempt from predetermined service architecture criteria.

9. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for excluding the service from the SOA if the service is not exempt from predetermined service architecture criteria.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein means for determining whether the service meets predetermined service architecture criteria further comprises:

means for determining whether aspects of the service comply with predetermined service specification requirements;

means for determining whether available subsystem components upon which the service will be deployed comply with predetermined subsystem requirements; and

means for determining whether required subcomponents of the service comply with service subcomponent requirements.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein means for determining whether the service is exempt from the predetermined service architecture criteria further comprises means for determining whether the service is exempt from predetermined service specification requirements, predetermined subsystem requirements, or predetermined subcomponent requirements.

15. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for communicating the service model to relevant stakeholders.

11. The system of claim 11 wherein means for determining whether aspects of the service comply with predetermined service specification requirements further comprises means for determining whether the service complies with requirements for service dependencies, service composition and flow, non-functional aspects of the service, service message specifications, and the state of documents.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein means for determining whether available subsystem components upon which the service will be deployed comply with predetermined subsystem requirements further comprises means for determining whether the subsystem components comply with requirements for subsystem dependencies, service components, functional components, and technical components.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein means for determining whether required subcomponents of the service comply with service subcomponent requirements further comprises means for determining whether the required subcomponents comply with requirements for service component attributes, service component flow, service events, service messages, service component class diagrams (850), and service design.

16. A service fro governing a Service Oriented Architecture (‘

SOA’

), the service comprising

providing predetermined service architecture criteria; and

exposing services in a service model in dependence upon the predetermined service architecture criteria.

17. The service of claim 18 wherein exposing services in a service model in dependence upon the predetermined service architecture criteria further comprises:

receiving a list of candidate services available for exposure in an SOA;

selecting a service;

determining whether the service meets the predetermined service architecture criteria;

if the service meets predetermined service architecture criteria, including the service in the SOA and documenting the service in a service model for the SOA;

if the service does not meet predetermined service architecture criteria, determining whether the service is exempt from the predetermined service architecture criteria;

if the service is exempt from predetermined service architecture criteria, including the service in the SOA and documenting the service in a service model for the SOA.