DISTRIBUTED ORDER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING LONG RUNNING ORDER MANAGEMENT FULFILLMENT PROCESSES WITH DELTA ATTRIBUTES

• US 20110218924A1
• 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: SINGH, Alok, SUMAN, Kolanupaka, SILIVERI, Lavanya, REED, Leah, RIJHSINGHANI, Sumeet, ADDALA, Raju, UTSCHIG, Clemens, KAND, Khanderao
• Granted Patent: US 9,269,075 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/301
• 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, one or more attributes as delta attributes are defined, and a new order object is determined which references an original order object. The original order object referenced by the new order object is determined and the new order object is compared with the original order object to determine one or more delta attributes. The one or more delta attributes are then stored.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine one or more delta attributes in a distributed order orchestration system, the instructions comprising:

defining one or more attributes as delta attributes;

determining a new order object which references an original order object;

determining the original order object referenced by the new order object;

comparing the new order object with the original order object to determine one or more delta attributes; and

storing the one or more delta attributes.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more delta attributes comprise one or more system-defined attributes and one or more user-defined dynamic attributes.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the comparing the new order object with the original order object comprises at least one of, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have moved to a new group object of the new order object, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have been added to the new order object, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have been cancelled from the original order object, determining which system-defined attributes have changed in the new order object as compared to the original order object, and determining which user-defined dynamic attributes have changed in the new order object as compared to the original order object.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein one or more attributes are stored on at least one of, a header object of the new order object and the original order object, a line object of the new order object and the original order object, and a fulfillment line object of the new order object and the original order object.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the storing the one or more delta attributes further comprises storing the one or more delta attributes in a bit storage.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5,

wherein the bit storage comprises seven bits,

wherein each bit of the seven bits is capable of storing a value of either 0 or 1,

wherein the first bit represents a group change delta attribute,

wherein the second bit represents an add line delta attribute,

wherein the third bit represents a cancel line delta attribute,

wherein the fourth bit represents an attribute change delta attribute,

wherein the fifth bit represents a quantity attribute change delta attribute, and

wherein the sixth bit represents a dynamic attribute change delta attribute.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the storing the one or more delta attributes in a bit storage further comprises storing one or more attribute change delta attributes in a Java®

programming language class.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the storing the one or more attributes in a bit storage further comprises storing one or more dynamic attribute change delta attributes in a storage medium.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the storage medium comprises a database.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the storage medium comprises a cache.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the defining one or more attributes as delta attributes further comprises at least one of, defining the one or more attributes as a process level, defining the one or more attributes at a task level, and defining the one or more attributes at a process-service level.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the instructions further comprising determining the one or more delta attributes using a state of the original order object after the creation of the original order.

13. A computer-implemented method for determining one or more delta attributes in a distributed order orchestration system, the computer-implemented method comprising:

defining one or more attributes as delta attributes;

determining a new order object which references an original order object;

determining the original order object referenced by the new order object;

comparing the new order object with the original order object to determine one or more delta attributes; and

storing the one or more delta attributes.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the one or more delta attributes comprise one or more system-defined attributes and one or more user-defined dynamic attributes.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the comparing the new order object with the original order object comprises at least one of determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have moved to a new group object of the new order object, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have been added to the new order object, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have been cancelled from the original order object, determining which system-defined attributes have changed in the new order object as compared to the original order object, and determining which user-defined dynamic attributes have changed in the new order object as compared to the original order object.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein one or more attributes are stored on at least one of, a header object of the new order object and the original order object, a line object of the new order object and the original order object, and a fulfillment line object of the new order object and the original order object.

17. An orchestration system, comprising:

a processor; and

a decomposition module configured to define one or more attributes as delta attributes,

wherein the decomposition module is further configured to determine a new order object which references an original order object,

wherein the decomposition module is further configured to determine the original order object referenced by the new order object,

wherein the decomposition module is further configured to compare the new order object with the original order object to determine one or more delta attributes, and

wherein the decomposition module is further configured to store the one or more delta attributes.

18. The orchestration system of claim 17, wherein the one or more delta attributes comprise one or more system-defined attributes and one or more user-defined dynamic attributes.

19. The orchestration system of claim 18, wherein the decomposition module is further configured to perform at least one of, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have moved to a new group object of the new order object, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have been added to the new order object, determining one or more line objects and one or more fulfillment line objects which have been cancelled from the original order object, determining which system-defined attributes have changed in the new order object as compared to the original order object, and determining which user-defined dynamic attributes have changed in the new order object as compared to the original order object.

20. The orchestration system of claim 17, wherein one or more attributes are stored on at least one of, a header object of the new order object and the original order object, a line object of the new order object and the original order object, and a fulfillment line object of the new order object and the original order object.