Linked decision nodes in a business process model
First Claim
1. A business process model simulation method comprising:
- loading into memory of a computer a business process model for simulation;
designating by a processor of the computer a decision node in the business process model as a master decision node and linking another decision node in the business process model as a slave decision node to the master decision node;
simulating by the processor of the computer the master decision node to select an output pin and storing the selected output pin in association with the master decision node; and
,applying by the processor of the computer the selected output pin in the slave decision node when arriving at the slave decision node during the simulation without simulating the slave decision node.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to decision node processing in a business process model and provide a method, system and computer program product for linked decision nodes in business process models. In an embodiment of the invention, a business process model simulation method can be provided. The method can include loading a business process model for simulation, designating a decision node in the business process model as a master decision node and linking another decision node in the business process model as a slave decision node to the master decision node. The method further can include simulating the master decision node to select an output pin and storing the selected output pin in association with the master decision node, and applying the selected output pin in the slave decision node when arriving at the slave decision node during the simulation without simulating the slave decision node.
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1. A business process model simulation method comprising:
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loading into memory of a computer a business process model for simulation; designating by a processor of the computer a decision node in the business process model as a master decision node and linking another decision node in the business process model as a slave decision node to the master decision node; simulating by the processor of the computer the master decision node to select an output pin and storing the selected output pin in association with the master decision node; and
,applying by the processor of the computer the selected output pin in the slave decision node when arriving at the slave decision node during the simulation without simulating the slave decision node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A business process model simulation data processing system comprising:
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a simulation engine executing in a host computing system comprising one or more computers, each with memory and at least one processor; a business process model coupled to the simulation engine for simulation by the simulation engine, the model comprising a plurality of nodes including decision nodes, a selection of the decision nodes being designated master decision nodes and a corresponding selection of the decision nodes each being designated a slave decision node associated with one of the master decision nodes; a data store of linked nodes storing output pin selections each corresponding to a different one of the master decision nodes; and
,linked decision node logic comprising program code executing in the memory of the host computing system and enabled to load a business process model for simulation, to designate a decision node in the business process model as a master decision node and to link another decision node in the business process model as a slave decision node to the master decision node, to simulate the master decision node to select an output pin and to store the selected output pin in association with the master decision node and to apply the selected output pin in the slave decision node when arriving at the slave decision node during the simulation without simulating the slave decision node. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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