COMPENSATION PATTERNS FOR ADJUSTING LONG RUNNING ORDER MANAGEMENT FULFILLMENT PROCESSES IN AN DISTRIBUTED ORDER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM

• US 20110218927A1
• Filed: 03/05/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: BOYAPATI, Sagar, PARIKH, Nikhilkumar, SINGH, Alok, REED, Leah, ADDALA, Raju, UTSCHIG, Clemens, KAND, Khanderao
• Granted Patent: US 10,789,562 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/301
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

A computer-readable medium, computer-implemented method, and system are provided. In one embodiment, a compensation pattern is defined for a step of an executable process, and the step of the executable process is executed. A change request is received, and, based on the change request, the compensation pattern is applied to the step of the executable process.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to process a change request using a compensation pattern in a distributed order orchestration system, the instructions comprising:

defining a compensation pattern for a step of an executable process;

executing the step of the executable process;

receiving a change request; and

based on the change request, applying the compensation pattern to the step of the executable process.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the compensation pattern comprises a set of one or more compensating services which cancel the step of the executable process.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the compensation pattern comprises a set of one or more compensating services which update the step of the executable process.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the set of one or more compensating services also re-perform the step of the executable process.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the instructions further comprising:

defining a second compensation pattern for the step of the executable process;

defining a business rule for the step of the executable process, wherein the business rule is capable of determining a compensation pattern to be applied based on runtime data;

based on the change request, applying the business rule to runtime data associated with the change request; and

selecting one of the two compensation patterns to apply to the step of the executable process based on the application of the business rule to the runtime data.

6. A computer-implemented method for processing a change request using a compensation pattern in a distributed order orchestration system, the computer-implemented method comprising:

defining a compensation pattern for a step of an executable process;

executing the step of the executable process;

receiving a change request; and

based on the change request, applying the compensation pattern to the step of the executable process.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the compensation pattern comprises a set of one or more compensating services which cancel the step of the executable process.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the compensation pattern comprises a set of one or more compensating services which update the step of the executable process.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the set of one or more compensating services also re-perform the step of the executable process.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

defining a second compensation pattern for the step of the executable process;

defining a business rule for the step of the executable process, wherein the business rule is capable of determining a compensation pattern to be applied based on runtime data;

based on the change request, applying the business rule to runtime data associated with the change request; and

selecting one of the two compensation patterns to apply to the step of the executable process based on the application of the business rule to the runtime data.

11. An orchestration system, comprising:

a processor;

an orchestration module configured to define a compensation pattern for a step of an executable process,

wherein the orchestration module is further configured to execute the step of the executable process,

wherein the orchestration module is further configured to receive a change request, and

wherein the orchestration module is further configured, based on the change request, to apply the compensation pattern to the step of the executable process.

12. The orchestration system of claim 11, wherein the compensation pattern comprises a set of one or more compensating services which cancel the step of the executable process.

13. The orchestration system of claim 11, wherein the compensation pattern comprises a set of one or more compensating services which update the step of the executable process.

14. The orchestration system of claim 12, wherein the set of one or more compensating services also re-perform the step of the executable process.

15. The orchestration system of claim 11,

wherein the orchestration module is further configured to define a second compensation pattern for the step of the executable process,

wherein the orchestration module is further configured to define a business rule for the step of the executable process, wherein the business rule is capable of determining a compensation pattern to be applied based on runtime data,

wherein, based on the change request, the orchestration module is further configured to apply the business rule to runtime data associated with the change request, and

wherein the orchestration module is further configured to select one of the two compensation patterns to apply to the step of the executable process based on the application of the business rule to the runtime data.

16. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to customize a compensation sequence in a distributed order orchestration system, the instructions comprising:

defining a sequence of adjustment steps for a new executable process, wherein the new executable process is capable of adjusting an original executable process;

executing the original executable process;

receiving a change request;

terminating the original executable process;

executing the new executable process, wherein the adjustment steps of the new executable process are performed according to the defined sequence.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the sequence comprises a last-in first-out sequence.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the sequence comprises a first-in first-out sequence.

19. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to orchestrate an order, the instructions comprising:

annotating a step of an original executable process to indicate that the step is reusuable;

executing an original executable process;

receiving a change request;

terminating the original executable process;

creating a new executable process; and

executing the new executable process,

wherein the executing the new executable process comprises reusing data from the original executable process.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein data from the original executable process is only reused if the new executable process comprises a step with an annotation that is identical to the annotation of the step of the original executable process.