Method of facilitating management of service elements
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating management of service elements, said method comprising:
- obtaining a service element, said service element being a non-executable entity and providing at least part of a design specification usable in constructing a service by a service provider, said service element comprising multiple properties, said multiple properties comprising one or more composition items and a cost case, said cost case including an indication of quantity of the one or more composition items of the service element and cost to the service provider of the one or more composition items, and wherein said multiple properties further comprise one or more functional dependencies for the service element identifying other service elements required for the service element to function, each service element comprising a development plan and a deployment plan, the development plan including a design of the service element, and the deployment plan including a specification of service element deployment, which directs customization or integration of entities within the service element pursuant to the development plan;
performing an action associated with the service element;
automatically responding to the action, said automatically responding comprising performing a further action associated with the service element; and
wherein said performing an action comprises performing one or more design changes of the service element, and wherein said automatically responding comprises automatically adjusting one or more development or deployment plans associated with the service element or the other service elements in response to the one or more design changes.
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Abstract
A service element is defined and represented by a data structure. It includes one or more components and/or one or more other service elements. A service element providing a complete function is a service offering. Management of service elements and/or service offerings is facilitated by a Service Development Tool. In different aspects, the management includes various tasks associated with creating, modifying and deleting service elements, establishing relationships, error checking and optimization. In a further aspect, service elements are packaged and distributed to enable customers to deliver the service elements. Additionally, the hosting of software packages is facilitated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating management of service elements, said method comprising:
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obtaining a service element, said service element being a non-executable entity and providing at least part of a design specification usable in constructing a service by a service provider, said service element comprising multiple properties, said multiple properties comprising one or more composition items and a cost case, said cost case including an indication of quantity of the one or more composition items of the service element and cost to the service provider of the one or more composition items, and wherein said multiple properties further comprise one or more functional dependencies for the service element identifying other service elements required for the service element to function, each service element comprising a development plan and a deployment plan, the development plan including a design of the service element, and the deployment plan including a specification of service element deployment, which directs customization or integration of entities within the service element pursuant to the development plan; performing an action associated with the service element; automatically responding to the action, said automatically responding comprising performing a further action associated with the service element; and wherein said performing an action comprises performing one or more design changes of the service element, and wherein said automatically responding comprises automatically adjusting one or more development or deployment plans associated with the service element or the other service elements in response to the one or more design changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of facilitating management of service elements, said method comprises:
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obtaining a service element providing at least a part of a design specification usable in constructing a service by a service provider, the service element being a non-executable entity comprising multiple properties, the multiple properties including an amount of labor and materials to be used to construct or operate at least part of a service to be billed to a customer, said multiple properties comprising; one or more composition items, at least one composition item of the one or more composition items quantifying labor and materials not billed to the customer separately; a cost case, said cost case specifically enumerating the one or more composition items of the service element, including the at least one composition item quantifying labor and materials not billed to the customer separately, providing a quantity for each of the one or more composition items, and providing the cost of the one or more composition items to the service provider; and an identification of one or more functional dependencies of the service element identifying other service elements required for the service element to function; wherein each service element comprises a development plan and a deployment plan, the development plan including a design of the service element, and the deployment plan including a specification of service element deployment, which directs customization or integration of entities within the service element pursuant to the development plan; automatically performing an action associated with the service element; automatically responding to the action, said automatically responding comprising performing a further action associated with the service element; and wherein said performing an action comprises performing one or more design changes of the service element, and wherein said automatically responding comprises automatically adjusting one or more development or deployment plans associated with the service element or the other service elements in response to the one or more design changes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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