COST OF CHANGE FOR ADJUSTING LONG RUNNING ORDER MANAGEMENT FULFILLMENT PROCESSES FOR A DISTRIBUTED ORDER ORCHESTRATION SYTEM

• US 20110218922A1
• Filed: 03/05/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: BUTT, Zeeshan, SINGH, Alok, DATTI, Sunita, REED, Leah, SRIDHARAN, Sarita, ADDALA, Raju
• Granted Patent: US 10,395,205 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/301
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

A computer-readable medium, computer-implemented method, and system are provided. In one embodiment, a business process is created, and a cost of change value for the business process is defined. An executable process that is generated from the business process is executed, and a change request is received. It is determined whether the cost of change value is greater than a threshold value, and, when the cost of change value is not greater than the threshold value, the change request is initiated.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to define and apply a cost of change value for a distributed order orchestration system, the instructions comprising:

creating a business process;

defining a cost of change value for the business process;

executing an executable process that is generated from the business process;

receiving a change request;

determining whether the cost of change value is greater than a threshold value; and

when the cost of change value is not greater than the threshold value, initiating the change request.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the instructions further comprising:

defining a cost of change value for at least one of an order line, a transaction attribute, and a field of line item.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1,

wherein the creating the business process further comprises creating one or more steps for the business process,

wherein the defining a cost of change value for the business process further comprises defining a cost of change value for each step of the one or more steps for the business process, and

wherein the determining whether the cost of change value is greater than a threshold value further comprises determining whether each cost of change value for each step is greater than the threshold value.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the instructions further comprising defining a cost of change type, wherein the cost of change type comprises one or more cost of change values.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the defining a cost of change value for the step further comprises selecting the cost of change value from the one or more cost of change values defined for the cost of change type.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the defining a cost of change value for the step further comprises selecting a business rule to calculate the cost of change value based on runtime data.

7. A computer-implemented method for defining and applying a cost of change value for a distributed order orchestration system, the computer-implemented method comprising:

creating a business process;

defining a cost of change value for the business process;

executing an executable process that is generated from the business process;

receiving a change request;

determining whether the cost of change value is greater than a threshold value; and

when the cost of change value is not greater than the threshold value, initiating the change request.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

defining a cost of change value for at least one of an order line, a transaction attribute, and a field of line item.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7,

wherein the creating the business process further comprises creating one or more steps for the business process,

wherein the defining a cost of change value for the business process further comprises defining a cost of change value for each step of the one or more steps for the business process, and

wherein the determining whether the cost of change value is greater than a threshold value further comprises determining whether each cost of change value for each step is greater than the threshold value.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising defining a cost of change type, wherein the cost of change type comprises one or more cost of change values.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the defining a cost of change value for the step further comprises selecting the cost of change value from the one or more cost of change values defined for the cost of change type.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the defining a cost of change value for the step further comprises selecting a business rule to calculate the cost of change value based on runtime data.

13. A distributed order orchestration system, comprising:

a processor;

an order capture module; and

an orchestration module,

wherein the order capture module is configured to create a business process,

wherein the order capture module is further configured to define a cost of change value for the business process,

wherein the orchestration module is configured to execute an executable process that is generated from the business process,

wherein the order capture module is further configured to receive a change request,

wherein the order capture module is further configured to determine whether the cost of change value is greater than a threshold value, and

wherein, when the cost of change value is not greater than the threshold value, the order capture module is further configured to initiate the change request.

14. The distributed order orchestration system of claim 13, wherein the order capture module is further configured to define a cost of change value for at least one of an order line, a transaction attribute, and a field of line item.

15. The distributed order orchestration system of claim 13,

wherein the order capture module is further configured to create one or more steps for the business process,

wherein the order capture module is further configured to define a cost of change value for each step of the one or more steps for the business process, and

wherein the order capture module is further configured to determine whether each cost of change value for each step is greater than the threshold value.

16. The distributed orchestration system of claim 13, wherein the order capture module is further configured to define a cost of change type, wherein the cost of change type comprises one or more cost of change values.

17. The distributed orchestration system of claim 16, wherein the order capture module is further configured to select the cost of change value from the one or more cost of change values defined for the cost of change type.

18. The distributed orchestration system of claim 13, wherein the order capture module is further configured to select a business rule to calculate the cost of change value based on runtime data.