AUTOMATED BUSINESS FUNCTION IMPLEMENTATION ANALYSIS AND ADAPTIVE TRANSACTION INTEGRATION

• US 20140324512A1
• Filed: 04/29/2013
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: ALLAM, ABDUL, Jensen, Claus T., Holley, Kerrie Lamont, Lee, Thiam Cheng, Yu, Chean Fei
• Application Number:
  US13/872,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20140324512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for creating a business service flow using automated business function implementation analysis and adaptive transaction integration are provided. An implementation of a business service is analyzed to identify a set of transactions used. A set of relationships between transactions is identified, a relationship relates a subset of transactions according to a condition. A set of generic flows is created using a subset of transactions from the set of transactions. A set of adaptive flows is created using a subset of the set of generic flows and a subset of relationships from the set of relationships, an adaptive flow in the set of adaptive flows provides the business service as was provided by the implementation, and the adaptive flow includes program code for responding to the condition by invoking a related transaction based on a relationship used in the adaptive flow.

Claims

1. A method for creating a business service flow using automated business function implementation analysis and adaptive transaction integration, the method comprising:

a computer analyzing an implementation of a business service to identify a set of transactions used in the implementation;

the computer identifying a set of relationships between transactions, wherein a relationship in the set of relationships relates a subset of transactions in the set of transactions according to a condition;

the computer creating a set of generic flows using a subset of transactions from the set of transactions; and

the computer creating a set of adaptive flows using a subset of the set of generic flows and a subset of relationships from the set of relationships, wherein an adaptive flow in the set of adaptive flows provides the business service as was provided by the implementation, and wherein the adaptive flow includes program code for responding to the condition by invoking a related transaction based on a relationship used in the adaptive flow.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the computer identifying a set of rules used in the implementation of the business service;

the computer creating a set of reusable services corresponding to the set of rules; and

the computer including a reusable service from the set of reusable services in the adaptive flow.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the reusable service corresponds to a combination of rules in the set of rules, and wherein the combination of rules omits responding to the condition.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the computer identifying a set of characteristics associated with each transaction in the set of transactions; and

the computer arranging a transaction from the subset of transactions in a generic flow in the set of generic flows according to a subset of characteristics of the transaction.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transactions in the subset of transactions, and the generic flow, are each reusable in a second business service, and wherein the implementation omits the second business service.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the computer implementing a transaction in the set of transactions as a reusable component.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the computer identifying a set of technological information associated with a transaction in the set of transactions; and

the computer using the technological information to select the transaction as a member of the subset of transactions.

8. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and computer-readable program instructions which are stored on the one or more storage devices and when executed by one or more processors, perform the method of claim 1.

9. A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions which are stored on the one or more storage devices for execution by the one or more processors via the one or more memories and when executed by the one or more processors perform the method of claim 1.

10. A computer program product for creating a business service flow using automated business function implementation analysis and adaptive transaction integration, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to analyze an implementation of a business service to identify a set of transactions used in the implementation;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to identify a set of relationships between transactions, wherein a relationship in the set of relationships relates a subset of transactions in the set of transactions according to a condition;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to create a set of generic flows using a subset of transactions from the set of transactions; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to create a set of adaptive flows using a subset of the set of generic flows and a subset of relationships from the set of relationships, wherein an adaptive flow in the set of adaptive flows provides the business service as was provided by the implementation, and wherein the adaptive flow includes program code for responding to the condition by invoking a related transaction based on a relationship used in the adaptive flow.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to identify a set of rules used in the implementation of the business service;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to create a set of reusable services corresponding to the set of rules; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to include a reusable service from the set of reusable services in the adaptive flow.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the reusable service corresponds to a combination of rules in the set of rules, and wherein the combination of rules omits responding to the condition.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to identify a set of characteristics associated with each transaction in the set of transactions; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to arrange a transaction from the subset of transactions in a generic flow in the set of generic flows according to a subset of characteristics of the transaction.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the transactions in the subset of transactions, and the generic flow, are each reusable in a second business service, and wherein the implementation omits the second business service.

15. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to implement a transaction in the set of transactions as a reusable component.

16. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to identify a set of technological information associated with a transaction in the set of transactions; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to use the technological information to select the transaction as a member of the subset of transactions.

17. A computer system for creating a business service flow using automated business function implementation analysis and adaptive transaction integration, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to analyze an implementation of a business service to identify a set of transactions used in the implementation;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to identify a set of relationships between transactions, wherein a relationship in the set of relationships relates a subset of transactions in the set of transactions according to a condition;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to create a set of generic flows using a subset of transactions from the set of transactions; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to create a set of adaptive flows using a subset of the set of generic flows and a subset of relationships from the set of relationships, wherein an adaptive flow in the set of adaptive flows provides the business service as was provided by the implementation, and wherein the adaptive flow includes program code for responding to the condition by invoking a related transaction based on a relationship used in the adaptive flow.

18. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to identify a set of rules used in the implementation of the business service;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to create a set of reusable services corresponding to the set of rules; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to include a reusable service from the set of reusable services in the adaptive flow.

19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein the reusable service corresponds to a combination of rules in the set of rules, and wherein the combination of rules omits responding to the condition.

20. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to identify a set of characteristics associated with each transaction in the set of transactions; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to arrange a transaction from the subset of transactions in a generic flow in the set of generic flows according to a subset of characteristics of the transaction.