Systems, methods and computer products for a monitoring context generator

• US 8,140,547 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2007
• Issued: 03/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jeng, Jun-Jang, Koyanagi, Teruo, Fukuda, Mari, Ozawu, Yohsuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Tim T
• Assistant Examiner(s): GORTAYO, DANGELINO N
• Application Number:
  US11/866,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20090089276A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,631 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 707/3, 707/5, 707/7, 707/100, 707/102, 707/104.1, 707/763, 707/769, 707/661, 707/694, 707/736, 707/754, 707/783, 707/794, 707/802
• US Class Current: 707/754
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer products for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured data and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships. Exemplary embodiments include a method including searching the calculation procedure for a first data definition, generating a first context from a first scope applied to the first data definition, tracing back the calculation procedure to obtain a second data definition for calculating the first data definition and to which the first scope is applied, copying the calculation procedure into the first context until the second data definition is obtained, obtaining a second scope applied to the second data definition, obtaining a second context generated from the second scope, determining an existence of an order comparison of the first scope with the second scope and obtaining order from the structured data.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured data and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships, the method comprising:

searching the calculation procedure for at least one of a first data definition and an operation, wherein the calculation procedure is configured to derive Key Performance Indicators from a business operation, and wherein the context classes having the parent-child relationships are from the Key Performance Indicators;

in response to identifying the operation, registering the operation for the first data definition that is an input of the operation and registering the operation for the first data definition that is an output of the operation;

generating a first context from a first scope applied to the first data definition;

tracing back the calculation procedure to obtain a second data definition for calculating the first data definition and to which the first scope is applied;

copying the calculation procedure into the first context until the second data definition is obtained;

obtaining a second scope applied to the second data definition;

obtaining a second context generated from the second scope;

determining an existence of an order comparison of the first scope with the second scope;

obtaining an order from the structured data;

in response to the second scope being less than the first scope, registering the first context as a parent and the second context as a child;

in response to the second scope being greater than the first scope, registering the second context as a parent and the first context as a child; and

in response to the second scope being equal to the first scope, registering both the first and second contexts as a single context class, and registering both the first and second scopes as a single scope of the single context class,

wherein in response to an inability to compare an order of the first scope with an order of the second scope, the first and second contexts exist independently without a parent-child relationship,

wherein the first and second scopes each describe a level of business operations at which the Key Performance Indicators are to be monitored, the first and second scopes each holding a name, a level name of structured data concerning the operation, and an event mapping rule for deriving an identifier for each of the first and second scopes.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

in response to the existence of an order comparison between the first scope and the second scope, performing;

generating a context reference in the first context and the second context,

replacing a name of the first data definition to generate a first variable of the first context; and

referring to a second variable of the second context from the first context.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein a high-order scope in the context reference in the first context and the second context is a parent, and a low-order scope in the context references in the first context and the second context is a child.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the second variable of the first context is generated by replacing a name of the second data definition.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

in response to an order of the first scope and an order of the second scope being equal, performing;

merging the first context into the second context; and

replacing a name of the first data definition to generate a first variable of the second context.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

in response to the inability to compare an order of the first scope with an order of the second scope, performing;

replacing a name of the first data definition to generate a first variable of the first context;

copying attributes of the second context to the first context; and

referring to a copied second variable in the first context.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the attributes of the second context include variables, data types and functions.

8. A system for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured data and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships, the system comprising:

a computer processor coupled to a memory; and

a process residing in the memory, the process having instructions causing the computer processor to;

search the calculation procedure for at least one of a data definition N0 and an operation, wherein the calculation procedure is configured to derive Key Performance Indicators from a business operation, and wherein the context classes having the parent-child relationships are from the Key Performance Indicators;

in response to identifying the operation, registering the operation for the first data definition N0 that is an input of the operation and registering the operation for the first data definition N0 that is an output of the operation;

generate a context M0 from a scope L0 applied to the data definition N0;

trace back the calculation procedure to obtain a data definition N1 for calculating the data definition N0 and to which the scope L0 is applied;

copy the calculation procedure into the context M0 until the data definition N1 is obtained;

obtain a scope L1 applied to the data definition N1;

obtain a context M1 generated from the scope L1;

determine an existence of an order comparison of the scope L0 with the scope L1;

obtain an order from the structured data;

in response to the scope L1 being less than the scope L0, register the context M0 as a parent and the context M1 as a child;

in response to the scope L1 being greater than the first the scope L0, register the second context as a parent and the context M0 as a child; and

in response to the scope L1 being equal to the scope L0, register both the first and second contexts M0, M1 as a single context class, and register both the first and second scopes L0, L1 as a single scope of the single context class,

wherein in response to an inability to compare an order of the first scope with an order of the second scope, the first and second contexts, M0, M1 exist independently without a parent-child relationship,

wherein the scopes L0, L1 each describe a level of business operations at which the Key Performance Indicators are to be monitored, the scopes L0, L1 each holding a name, a level name of structured data concerning an operation, and an event mapping rule for deriving an identifier for each of the scopes L0, L1.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the instructions further include instructions to:

in response to the existence of an order comparison between the scope L0 and the scope L1, performing;

generate a context reference in the context M0 and the context M1,

replace a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0; and

refer to a variable, n1, of the context M1 from the context M0.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein a high-order scope in the context reference in the context M0 and the context M1 is a parent, and a low-order scope in the context references in the context M0 and the context M1 is a child.

11. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the variable, n1, of the context M0 is generated by replacing a name of the data definition N1.

12. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the instructions further include instructions to:

in response to an order of the scope L0 and an order of the scope L1 being equal, performing;

merge the context M0 into the context M1; and

replace a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M1.

13. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the instructions further include instructions to:

in response to the inability to compare an order of the scope L0 with an order of the scope L1, performing;

replace a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0;

copy attributes of the context M1 to the context M0; and

refer to a copied variable, n1, in the context M0,

wherein the attributes of the context M1 include variables, data types and functions.

14. A computer program product for generating calculation context classes from a relationship between structured data and a calculation procedure, the context classes having parent-child relationships, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

searching the calculation procedure for at least one of a data definition N0 and an operation, wherein the calculation procedure is configured to derive Key Performance Indicators from a business operation, and wherein the context classes having the parent-child relationships are from the Key Performance Indicators;

in response to identifying the operation, registering the operation for the first data definition N0 that is an input of the operation and registering the operation for the first data definition N0 that is an output of the operation;

generating a context M0 from a scope L0 applied to the data definition N0;

tracing back the calculation procedure to obtain a data definition N1 for calculating the data definition N0 and to which the scope L0 is applied;

copying the calculation procedure into the context M0 until the data definition N1 is obtained;

obtaining a scope L1 applied to the data definition N1;

obtaining a context M1 generated from the scope L1;

determining an existence of an order comparison of the scope L0 with the scope L1;

obtaining an order from the structured data;

in response to the scope L1 being less than the scope L0, registering the context M0 as a parent and the context M1 as a child;

in response to the scope L1 being greater than the first the scope L0, registering the second context as a parent and the context M0 as a child; and

in response to the scope L1 being equal to the scope L0, registering both the first and second contexts M0, M1 as a single context class, and registering both the first and second scopes L0, L1 as a single scope of the single context class,

wherein in response to an inability to compare an order of the first scope with an order of the second scope, the first and second contexts, M0, M1 exist independently without a parent-child relationship,

wherein the scopes L0, L1 each describe a level of business operations at which the Key Performance Indicators are to be monitored, the scopes L0, L1 each holding a name, a level name of structured data concerning an operation, and an event mapping rule for deriving an identifier for each of the scopes L0, L1.

15. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14 wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the existence of an order comparison between the scope L0 and the scope L1, performing;

generating a context reference in the context M0 and the context M1,

replacing a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0; and

referring to a variable, n1, of the context M1 from the context M0.

16. The computer program product as claimed in claim 15 wherein a high-order scope in the context reference in the context M0 and the context M1 is a parent, and a low-order scope in the context references in the context M0 and the context M1 is a child.

17. The computer program product as claimed in claim 15 wherein the variable, n1, of the context M0 is generated by replacing a name of the data definition N1.

18. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to an order of the scope L0 and an order of the scope L1 being equal, performing;

merging the context M0 into the context M1; and

replacing a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M1.

19. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14 wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the inability to compare an order of the scope L0 with an order of the scope L1, performing;

replacing a name of the data definition N0 to generate a variable, n0, of the context M0;

copying attributes of the context M1 to the context M0; and

referring to a copied variable, n1, in the context M0.

20. The computer program product as claimed in claim 19 wherein the attributes of the context M1 include variables, data types and functions.