ARCHIVAL MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS PROCESSES IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT

• US 20140365442A1
• Filed: 06/05/2013
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Subramanian, Vijayaganesh, Mungi, Ashish, Sivakumar, Gandhi, Viswanathan, Ram
• Granted Patent: US 9,424,544 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/661
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A method for product for archival management of business processes in a cloud environment is provided. In one aspect, the method comprises archiving managed pool including one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution in a cloud computing environment. The method further comprises a provisioning manager of the cloud computing environment that requests or tasks provisioning, deprovisioining, decommissioning or deleting the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution. For each of the requests or tasks, a restore manager of the cloud environment determines, if the managed pools of virtual instances contain a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment. The restore manager further recreates a previous version of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution based on the determination.

Claims

1. A method for archival management of business processes in a cloud environment, the method comprising the steps of:

archiving, by one or more computer processors, managed pools of virtual instances, wherein each managed pool includes one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution in the managed pools of virtual instances of the cloud environment;

monitoring, by the one or more computer processors, an automation manager to detect requests or tasks for provisioning, deprovisioining, decommissioning or deleting the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution;

for each of the requests or tasks, determining, by the one or more computer processors, if the managed pools of virtual instances contain a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment; and

recreating, by the one or more computer processors, a previous version of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution based on the determination.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution includes at least one of a process version, input data or files, referenced data or files, output data, and all associated metadata of the business process management environment or business process archive manager environment.

3. The method according to claim 1, further including the steps of:

triggering, by the one or more computer processors, assignment of identifiers to at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution;

tagging, by the one or more computer processors, the assignment of identifiers to the at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution; and

storing, by the one or more computer processors, the assignment of identifiers of the at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business execution archived in a repository.

4. The method according to claim 3, further including the step of:

maintaining, by the one or more computer processors, a connection between business process management environments of the business process instance and business process execution, archives of data repositories of the business process instance and business process execution, and managed pools of virtual instances of a cloud environment.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of one or more computers determining if the managed pools of virtual instances contains a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment further includes the step of:

altering, by the one or more computer processors, actions to restore previous managed pools of virtual instances based on the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution if the managed pools of virtual instances contains a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cloud environment is connected to network locations which includes the managed pools of virtual instances.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein a record of a business process management containing the business process instance or business process is maintained in a repository of the cloud environment.

8. A computer system for archival management of business processes in a cloud environment, the 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 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, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to archive managed pools of virtual instances, wherein each managed pool includes one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution in the managed pools of virtual instances of the cloud environment;

program instructions to monitor an automation manager to detect requests or tasks for provisioning, deprovisioning, decommissioning or deleting the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution;

program instructions to determine, determine if the managed pools of virtual instances contain a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment for each of the requests or tasks; and

program instructions to recreate a previous version of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution based on the determination.

9. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution includes at least one of a process version, input data or files, referenced data or files, output data, and all associated metadata of the business process management environment or business process archive manager environment.

10. The computer system according to claim 8, further includes:

program instructions to trigger assignment of identifiers to at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution;

program instructions to tag the assignment of identifiers to the at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution; and

program instructions to store the assignment of identifiers of the at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business execution archived in a repository.

11. The computer system according to claim 10, further includes:

program instructions to maintain a connection between business process management environments of the business process instance and business process execution, archives of data repositories of the business process instance and business process execution, and managed pools of virtual instances of a cloud environment.

12. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein program instructions to determine if the managed pools of virtual instances contain a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment, further includes:

program instructions to alter actions to restore previous managed pools of virtual instances based on the business process instance or business process execution if the managed pools of virtual instances contains a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment.

13. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the cloud environment is connected to network locations which includes the managed pools of virtual instances.

14. A computer program product for archival management of business processes in a cloud environment, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to archive managed pools of virtual instances, wherein each managed pool includes one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution in the managed pools of virtual instances of the cloud environment;

program instructions to monitor an automation manager to detect requests or tasks for provisioning, deprovisioining, decommissioning or deleting the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution;

program instructions to determine if the managed pools of virtual instances contain a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment for each of the requests or tasks; and

program instructions to recreate a previous version of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution based on the determination.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the one or more versions of a business process instance or business process execution includes at least one of a process version, input data or files, referenced data or files, output data, and all associated metadata of the business process management environment or business process archive manager environment.

18. The program instructions according to claim 14, wherein program instructions to determine if the managed pools of virtual instances contains a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment further includes:

program instructions to alter actions to restore previous managed pools of virtual instances based on the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution if the managed pools of virtual instances contains a business process management environment or a business process archive manager environment.

19. The program instructions according to claim 14, wherein the cloud environment is connected to network locations which includes the managed pools of virtual instances

20. The program instructions according to claim 14, wherein a record of a business process management containing the business process instance or business process is maintained in a repository of the cloud environment.

16. The computer program product according to 14 further includes:

program instructions to trigger assignment of identifiers to at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution;

program instructions to tag the assignment of identifiers to the at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business process execution; and

program instructions to store the assignment of identifiers of the at least one of the one or more versions of the business process instance or business execution archived in a repository.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16, further includes:

program instructions to maintain, a connection between business process management environments of the business process instance and business process execution, archives of data repositories of the business process instance and business process execution, and managed pools of virtual instances of a cloud environment.