DETECTING WASTEFUL DATA COLLECTION
First Claim
1. A method for processing network data in a network device, the method comprising:
- at least one memory that storeslogical process model information defining a logically structured series of process activities in a process, anddata input information representing a plurality of expected inputs associated with respective process activities of the series of process activities, each expected input being indicative of expected collection of a corresponding data element during execution the associated process activity; and
a computer including a duplication identifier module to analyze the data input information to automatically identify duplicate expected inputs, each duplicate expected input being one of the plurality of expected inputs for which there is at least one other expected input with respect to a common corresponding data element, the duplicate expected input and the at least one other expected input being associated with different process activities.
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Abstract
A method and system comprises a duplication identifier module to analyze data input information to automatically identify duplicate expected inputs associated with a process. The system includes logical process model information defining a logically structured series of process activities and data input information representing a plurality of expected inputs associated with respective process activities, with each expected input being indicative of expected collection of a corresponding data element during execution of the associated process activity. Each duplicate expected input comprises one of the plurality of expected inputs for which there is at least one other expected input with respect to a common corresponding data element.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for processing network data in a network device, the method comprising:
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at least one memory that stores logical process model information defining a logically structured series of process activities in a process, and data input information representing a plurality of expected inputs associated with respective process activities of the series of process activities, each expected input being indicative of expected collection of a corresponding data element during execution the associated process activity; and a computer including a duplication identifier module to analyze the data input information to automatically identify duplicate expected inputs, each duplicate expected input being one of the plurality of expected inputs for which there is at least one other expected input with respect to a common corresponding data element, the duplicate expected input and the at least one other expected input being associated with different process activities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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associating a plurality of expected inputs with respective process activities of a logical process model comprising a logically structured series of process activities in a process to be performed by a process system, each expected input being indicative of collection of a corresponding data element during execution of the associated process activity; and using one or more processors, analyzing expected inputs associated with two or more of the process activities, to automatically identify duplicate expected inputs associated with the logical process model, each duplicate expected input being one of the plurality of expected inputs for which there is at least one other expected input with respect to a common corresponding data element, the duplicate expected input and the at least one other expected input being associated with different process activities. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when performed b a machine, cause the machine to:
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associate a plurality of expected inputs with respective process activities of a logical process model comprising a logically structured series of process activities in a process to be performed by a process system, each expected input being indicative of collection of a corresponding data element during execution of the associated process activity; and analyze expected inputs associated with two or more of the process activities, to automatically identify duplicate expected inputs associated with the logical process model, each duplicate expected input being one of the plurality of expected inputs for which there is at least one other expected input with respect to a common corresponding data element, the duplicate expected input and the at least one other expected input being associated with different process activities.
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