Providing mapping fault processing

• US 7,747,899 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Issued: 06/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Tolskyakov, Andrey, Shatnawi, Mohammed Fadel
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman; Scott T
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, KAMINI B
• Application Number:
  US11/768,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20090006441A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,099 Days
• Field of Search: 714/16
• US Class Current: 714/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0706 the processing taking place on a specific hardware platform or in a specific software environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0793 Remedial or corrective actions recovery from an exception in an instruction pipeline G06F9/3861; by retry G06F11/1402; for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity H04L69/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/466 Transaction processing

Abstract

Mapping fault processing may be provided. First, user selectable elements may be received defining a process comprising a plurality of activities. Next, code may be produced, based on the received user selectable element, configured to implement the process. Then the code may be executed and an exception may be detected during the code execution. The exception may be scheduled in a queue and one of the following may be performed: handling the exception and compensating for the exception. Handing the exception may comprise undoing one of the plurality of activities that was partially completed and unsuccessful. Compensating for the exception may comprise undoing one of the plurality of activities that was completed.

Claims

1. A method for providing mapping fault processing, the method comprising:

receiving user selectable elements defining a process associating backend data with entity data, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining the process configured to allow data flow from a backend system to an entity model and between the entity model and the backend system;

producing code, based on the received user selectable elements, configured to implement the process;

executing the code;

detecting an exception during the code execution;

scheduling the exception in a queue; and

performing, asynchronously with the code execution, one of the following;

handling the exception and compensating for the exception wherein handling the exception comprises undoing a one of a plurality of activities that was partially completed and unsuccessful and wherein compensating for the exception comprises undoing a one of a plurality of activities that was completed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user selectable elements comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprising a plurality of activities.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the backend data defining data constructs in the backend system.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving the backend data defining data constructs in the backend system comprises receiving the backend data configured to define the backend system.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving the backend data defining data constructs in the backend system comprises receiving the backend data configured to define how to access the backend system.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving the backend data defining data constructs in the backend system comprises receiving the backend data defining data constructs in the backend system comprising one of the following:

a conceptual model;

a relational database; and

a set of application program interfaces (APIs).

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the entity data defining data constructs in the entity model.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the entity data defining data constructs in the entity model comprises receiving the entity data defining data constructs comprising one of the following:

entity classes and data logical classes.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining the process configured to map to a database on the backend system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining the process configured to perform at least one data type transformation.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining the process configured to perform at least one data type transformation comprising at least one of the following:

strings to guides;

integers to strings;

concatenation of types; and

a mathematical transformation.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining a flow chart of the process.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining a flow chart of the process comprising one of the following:

a sequential process and a state machines process.

14. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing mapping fault processing, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

receiving user selectable elements defining a process comprising a plurality of activities, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining the process configured to perform at least one data type transformation comprising at least one of the following;

strings to guides;

integers to strings;

concatenation of types; and

a mathematical transformation;

producing code, based on the received user selectable elements, configured to implement the process;

executing the code;

detecting an exception during the code execution;

scheduling the exception in a queue;

performing one of the following;

handling the exception and compensating for the exception wherein handling the exception comprises undoing a one of the plurality of activities that was partially completed and unsuccessful and compensating for the exception comprises undoing a one of the plurality of activities that was completed.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining the process configured to allow data flow from a backend system to an entity model and between the entity model and the backend system.

16. A system for providing mapping fault processing, the system comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to;

receiving user selectable elements defining a process associating backend data with entity data, wherein receiving the user selectable elements defining the process comprises receiving the user selectable elements defining a flow chart of the process;

producing code, based on the received user selectable elements, configured to implement the process;

executing the code;

detecting an exception during the code execution;

scheduling the exception in a queue; and

performing, asynchronously with the code execution, one of the following;

handling the exception and compensating for the exception wherein handling the exception comprises undoing a one of a plurality of activities that was partially completed and unsuccessful and wherein compensating for the exception comprises undoing a one of a plurality of activities that was completed.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processing unit being operative to receive the user selectable elements comprises the processing unit being operative to receive the user selectable elements defining the process comprising a plurality of activities.

18. The system of claim 16, further comprising the processing unit being operative to receive the backend data defining data constructs in a backend system.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processing unit being operative to receive the backend data defining data constructs in the backend system comprises the processing unit being operative to receive the backend data configured to define the backend system.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the processing unit being operative to receive the backend data defining data constructs in the backend system comprises the processing unit being operative to receive the backend data configured to define how to access the backend system.