Method and Apparatus for Service-Oriented Architecture Process Decomposition and Service Modeling

• US 20110219354A1
• Filed: 05/23/2011
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Zhang, Liang-Jie, Arsanjani, Ali, Jalaldeen, Ahamed, Lu, Dingding, Chee, Yi-Min
• Granted Patent: US 8,769,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Techniques are provided for service-oriented (SOA) process decomposition and service modeling. In one aspect of the invention, the techniques include identifying meta-data entities, attributes of the meta-data entities and relationships between stereotypes of the meta-data model, managing the meta-data model for creating, modifying and removing modeling artifacts, and creating modeling templates from the meta-data model to facilitate addressing at least one need of industry-specific applications. In another aspect the invention, the techniques include packaging the method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling, facilitating lifecycle management of modeling assets, and facilitating maintenance of the modeling assets.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling, comprising:

packaging said method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling;

facilitating lifecycle management of modeling assets; and

facilitating maintenance of said modeling assets.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of packaging said method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling comprises:

customizing a modeling template for at least one industry-specific application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of said method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling comprises:

providing a general framework for consulting services to build value-added services.

4. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer useable program code for enabling a method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling, said computer program product including:

computer useable program code for packaging said method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling;

computer useable program code for facilitating lifecycle management of modeling assets; and

computer useable program code for facilitating maintenance of said modeling assets.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the computer useable program code for packaging said method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling comprises:

computer useable program code for customizing a modeling template for at least one industry-specific application.

6. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the computer useable program code for packaging said method for SOA process decomposition and service modeling comprises:

computer useable program code for providing a general framework for consulting services to build value-added services.