Managing events in a configuration of SOA governance components

• US 8,386,282 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2009
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Arni, Majeed M., Coldicott, Peter A., Kahan, Eduardo T., Selvage, Mei Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dixon, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fields, Benjamin S
• Application Number:
  US12/507,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20110022439A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: 705/9, 705/7.11, 705/7.42
• US Class Current: 705/7.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are associated with a configuration comprising multiple integrated SOA governance components, and are generally concerned with monitoring and managing events that can or are likely to impact on different components of the configuration. One embodiment of the invention, directed to a method, comprises the steps of detecting a particular event that occurs at a particular SOA governance component of the configuration, and routing information pertaining to the detected event to a pre-specified storage location. The method further comprises operating a monitoring mechanism to selectively monitor the information routed to the location, and to determine from the monitored information that the particular event has occurred at the particular component of the configuration. Responsive to determining that the particular event has occurred at the particular component, the monitoring mechanism is further operated to query each of the remaining SOA governance components, in order to identify each of the remaining components in which the particular event does not exist.

Claims

1. A method for managing events in with a configuration comprising multiple integrated service oriented architecture (SOA) governance components, said method comprising the steps of:

a computer detecting a particular event that occurs at a particular SOA governance component of said configuration;

the computer routing information pertaining to said detected event to a pre-specified storage location;

the computer operating a monitoring mechanism to selectively monitor said information routed to said pre-specified storage location, and to determine from said monitored information that said particular event has occurred at said particular component of said configuration;

the computer, responsive to determining that said particular event has occurred at said particular component, further operating said monitoring mechanism to query each remaining SOA governance component of said configuration, in order to identify each of said remaining SOA governance components in which said particular event does not exist; and

the computer, responsive to determining that said particular event, representing a service state change, does not exist on at least one of said remaining SOA governance components, implementing an action selected from a group of actions, wherein said group includes at least actions of sending an email to a repository administrator, and creating a human task for administration.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

the computer operating said monitoring mechanism to determine whether said particular event exists in a given one of said remaining SOA governance components by first determining whether said given remaining SOA governance component has been notified of said particular event, and if so determining whether said given remaining SOA governance component has been changed as a result of said particular event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

each SOA governance component of said configuration has an associated plug-in and an associated storage queue.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

responsive to the occurrence of an event at a given SOA governance component of said configuration, the given SOA governance component routes a message using the computer, the message providing notice of the event to the associated storage queue of the given SOA governance component.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein:

said monitoring mechanism includes an interface for communicating with each SOA governance component of said configuration through the associated plug-in and the associated storage queue of a respective SOA governance component of said configuration.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of:

the computer operating said monitoring mechanism to sequentially query the associated storage queue of each SOA governance component of said configuration, to detect messages contained therein that provide notice of the occurrences of events at the respective SOA governance components.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

operation of said monitoring mechanism by the computer is directed by a specified SOA governance procedure.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein:

said specified SOA governance procedure corresponds to said particular event, and is selected from a set comprising multiple SOA governance procedures in which each SOA governance procedure corresponds to a different event.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said particular event is selected from a group of events that includes at least a service state change, and addition of a new SOA governance component to said configuration.

10. A computer program product for managing events in a configuration comprising multiple integrated service oriented architecture (SOA) governance components, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, to detect a particular event that occurs at a particular SOA governance component of said configuration;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, to route information pertaining to said detected event to a pre-specified storage location;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, to operate a monitoring mechanism to selectively monitor said information routed to said pre-specified storage location, and to determine from said monitored information that said particular event has occurred at said particular component of said configuration;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, responsive to determining that said particular event has occurred at said particular component, to further operate said monitoring mechanism to query each remaining SOA governance component of said configuration, in order to identify each of said remaining SOA governance components in which said particular event does not exist; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, responsive to determining that said particular event, representing a service state change, does not exist on at least one of said remaining SOA governance components, to implement an action selected from a group of actions, wherein said group includes at least actions of sending an email to a repository administrator, and creating a human task for administration.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, to operate said monitoring mechanism to determine whether said particular event exists in a given one of said remaining SOA governance components by first determining whether said given remaining SOA governance component has been notified of said particular event, and if so determining whether said given remaining S OA governance component has been changed as a result of said particular event.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein:

each SOA governance component of said configuration has an associated plug-in and an associated storage queue, and wherein the computer program product further comprises program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, responsive to the occurrence of an event at a given SOA governance component of said configuration, to route a message from the given SOA governance component, the message providing notice of the event to the associated storage queue of the given SOA governance component.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, to operate said monitoring mechanism to sequentially query the associated storage queue of each SOA governance component of said configuration, to detect messages contained therein that provide notice of the occurrences of events at the respective SOA governance components.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein:

operation of said monitoring mechanism is directed by a specified SOA governance procedure that corresponds to said particular event, and is selected from a set comprising multiple SOA governance procedures in which each SOA governance procedure corresponds to a different event.

15. An apparatus for managing events in a configuration comprising multiple integrated service oriented architecture (SOA) governance components, the apparatus comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer readable memories and one or more computer readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, to detect a particular event that occurs at a particular SOA governance component of said configuration;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, to route information pertaining to said detected event to a pre-specified storage location;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, to operate a monitoring mechanism to selectively monitor said information routed to said pre-specified storage location, and to determine from said monitored information that said particular event has occurred at said particular component of said configuration;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to determining that said particular event has occurred at said particular component, to further operate said monitoring mechanism to query each remaining SOA governance component of said configuration, in order to identify each of said remaining SOA governance components in which said particular event does not exist; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to determining that said particular event, representing a service state change, does not exist on at least one of said remaining SOA governance components, to implement an action selected from a group of actions, wherein said group includes at least actions of sending an email to a repository administrator, and creating a human task for administration.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, to operate said monitoring mechanism to determine whether said particular event exists in a given one of said remaining SOA governance components by first determining whether said given remaining SOA governance component has been notified of said particular event, and if so determining whether said given remaining SOA governance component has been changed as a result of said particular event.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein:

each SOA governance component of said configuration has an associated plug-in and an associated storage queue, and wherein the apparatus further comprises program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to the occurrence of an event at a given SOA governance component of said configuration, to operate the given SOA governance component to route a message providing notice of the event to the associated storage queue of the given SOA governance component.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer readable memories, to operate said monitoring mechanism to sequentially query the associated storage queue of each SOA governance component of said configuration, to detect messages contained therein that provide notice of the occurrences of events at respective SOA governance components of said configuration.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein:

operation of said monitoring mechanism is directed by a specified SOA governance procedure.