ASSET STATE CHANGE EVENT PROCESSING

• US 20100205256A1
• Filed: 02/09/2009
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nguyen, Kiet Q., Reddy, Annapureddy S., Tangirala, Shubha S.
• Application Number:
  US12/367,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20100205256A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Asset state change events are processed using an asset-state identifier corresponding to a combination of the current state for the asset and the asset. The asset-state identifier uniquely identifies the combination from all other possible combinations of assets and states being monitored. When a new asset is identified, the asset-state identifiers can be generated and stored for subsequent use in updating the current state of the asset. In an embodiment, an event source in a business activity monitoring (BAM) system can send an update message that includes one or more asset-state identifiers for processing by a messaging system. Multiple asset-state identifiers can be processed by the messaging system and/or a monitoring system within a single transaction.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of monitoring assets, the method comprising:

receiving asset state change data for an asset at a first computer system, wherein the asset is a physical object utilized by an enterprise and wherein the asset change data includes a current state of the asset;

generating an update message based on the asset state change data with the first computer system, wherein the generating includes;

obtaining an asset-state identifier corresponding to a combination of the current state for the asset and the asset, wherein the asset-state identifier uniquely identifies the combination from all other possible combinations of assets and states being monitored; and

adding the unique identifier to the update message; and

transmitting the update message for processing by a second computer system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating further includes obtaining and adding a second asset-state identifier corresponding to a second combination of a current state for a second asset and the second asset, wherein the second asset is a different physical object utilized by the enterprise.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating a transaction at the second computer system in response to receiving the update message; and

updating a record for the asset stored in a monitored asset data store within the transaction using the asset-state identifier, wherein the record indicates the current state of the asset.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising updating asset information included in a user interface in response to the updating.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving new asset data at the first computer system for the asset; and

generating a plurality of asset-state identifiers based on the new asset data with the first computer system, wherein each asset-state identifier in the plurality of asset-state identifiers corresponds to a unique combination of a unique state in a plurality of possible states for the asset and the asset.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

generating a create message, wherein the create message includes an asset record including a set of asset fields comprising at least a portion of the new asset data and a plurality of asset-state records, each asset-state record including one of the plurality of asset-state identifiers and the unique state corresponding to the one of the plurality of asset-state identifiers; and

transmitting the create message for processing by the second computer system.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

initiating a transaction at the second computer system in response to receiving the create message; and

storing a plurality of records in a monitored asset data store for the new asset within the transaction, wherein the plurality of records includes a stored asset record including the set of asset fields and a plurality of stored asset-state records, each stored asset-state record including data for one of the plurality of asset-state records in the create message and a unique identifier for the asset.

8. A computer system for monitoring assets, the computer system comprising:

an event source including;

a component configured to receive asset state change data for an asset, wherein the asset change data includes a current state of the asset;

a component configured to generate an update message based on the asset state change data by obtaining an asset-state identifier corresponding to a combination of the current state for the asset and the asset, wherein the asset-state identifier uniquely identifies the combination from all other possible combinations of assets and states being monitored, and adding the unique identifier to the update message; and

a component configured to transmit the update message for processing by a messaging system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the component configured to generate generates the update message by further obtaining and adding a second asset-state identifier corresponding to a second combination of a current state for a second asset and the second asset, wherein the second asset is a different physical object utilized by the enterprise.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

the messaging system, wherein the messaging system includes a component configured to initiate a transaction in response to receiving the update message; and

a monitoring system configured to update a record for the asset stored in a monitored asset data store within the transaction using the asset-state identifier, wherein the record indicates the current state of the asset.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the monitoring system is further configured to update asset information included in a user interface in response to the updating.

12. The system of claim 8, the event source further including:

a component configured to generate a plurality of asset-state identifiers in response to receiving new asset data for the asset, wherein each asset-state identifier in the plurality of asset-state identifiers corresponds to a unique combination of a unique state in a plurality of possible states for the asset and the asset;

a component configured to generate a create message, wherein the create message includes an asset record including a set of asset fields comprising at least a portion of the new asset data and a plurality of asset-state records, each asset-state record including one of the plurality of asset-state identifiers and the unique state corresponding to the one of the plurality of asset-state identifiers; and

a component configured to transmit the create message for processing by the messaging system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the messaging system further includes a component configured to initiate a transaction in response to receiving the create message, and wherein the monitoring system further includes a component configured to store a plurality of records in a monitored asset data store for the new asset within the transaction, wherein the plurality of records includes a stored asset record including the set of asset fields and a plurality of stored asset-state records, each stored asset-state record including data for one of the plurality of asset-state records in the create message and a unique identifier for the asset.

14. A computer program comprising program code embodied in at least one computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer system to implement a method of monitoring assets, the method comprising:

receiving asset state change data for an asset, wherein the asset is a physical object utilized by an enterprise and wherein the asset change data includes a current state of the asset;

generating an update message based on the asset state change data, wherein the generating includes;

obtaining an asset-state identifier corresponding to a combination of the current state for the asset and the asset, wherein the asset-state identifier uniquely identifies the combination from all other possible combinations of assets and states being monitored; and

adding the unique identifier to the update message; and

transmitting the update message for processing by a second computer system.

15. The computer program of claim 14, wherein the generating further includes obtaining and adding a second asset-state identifier corresponding to a second combination of a current state for a second asset and the second asset, wherein the second asset is a different physical object utilized by the enterprise.

16. The computer program of claim 14, the method further comprising:

receiving new asset data for the asset; and

generating a plurality of asset-state identifiers based on the new asset data, wherein each asset-state identifier in the plurality of asset-state identifiers corresponds to a unique combination of a unique state in a plurality of possible states for the asset and the asset.

17. The computer program of claim 16, the method further comprising:

generating a create message, wherein the create message includes an asset record including a set of asset fields comprising at least a portion of the new asset data and a plurality of asset-state records, each asset-state record including one of the plurality of asset-state identifiers and the unique state corresponding to the one of the plurality of asset-state identifiers; and

transmitting the create message for processing by the second computer system.

18. A method of generating a computer system for monitoring assets, the method comprising:

providing a computer system operable to;

receive asset state change data for an asset at a first computing device, wherein the asset is a physical object utilized by an enterprise and wherein the asset change data includes a current state of the asset;

generate an update message based on the asset state change data with the first computing device, wherein the generating includes;

obtaining an asset-state identifier corresponding to a combination of the current state for the asset and the asset, wherein the asset-state identifier uniquely identifies the combination from all other possible combinations of assets and states being monitored; and

adding the unique identifier to the update message; and

transmit the update message for processing by a second computing device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the computer system is further operable to:

initiate a transaction at the second computing device in response to receiving the update message; and

update a record for the asset stored in a monitored asset data store within the transaction using the asset-state identifier, wherein the record indicates the current state of the asset.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the computer system is further operable to update asset information included in a user interface in response to the record update.