Customization of process logic in a software system
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1. A method of customizing a software implemented business process, comprising:
- providing an agent that instantiates and calls a service, based on a service identifier in response to a request to perform an operation, wherein the service identifier is stored as service identifier metadata in a metadata store associated with the service, and wherein the business process includes a service factory invoked by the agent, wherein the service factory is configured to access the metadata and call the service identified by the service identifier; and
customizing the service identifier metadata, used by the agent, to identify a customized service by storing a delta value indicative of the customized service identifier metadata in a customization store, and when the agent is subsequently invoked, customizing the service identifier with the delta value prior to the service factory accessing the metadata.
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Abstract
The present invention facilitates customization of a process in a software system without modifying the process source code. The process can be customized by customizing a metadata description of the process, by handing the process agent a customized service identifier or by handling an event propagated by the process agent or its service factory.
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1. A method of customizing a software implemented business process, comprising:
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providing an agent that instantiates and calls a service, based on a service identifier in response to a request to perform an operation, wherein the service identifier is stored as service identifier metadata in a metadata store associated with the service, and wherein the business process includes a service factory invoked by the agent, wherein the service factory is configured to access the metadata and call the service identified by the service identifier; and customizing the service identifier metadata, used by the agent, to identify a customized service by storing a delta value indicative of the customized service identifier metadata in a customization store, and when the agent is subsequently invoked, customizing the service identifier with the delta value prior to the service factory accessing the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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