Systems, methods and machine readable mediums for batch process straight through modeling

• US 9,262,131 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2014
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Finastra Ireland Limited (Finastra Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Misys Ireland Ltd. (Finastra Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nolan, Ronnie
• Primary Examiner(s): Puente, Emerson
• Assistant Examiner(s): WU, BENJAMIN C
• Application Number:
  US14/487,062
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/48 Program initiating; Program switching, e.g. by interrupt
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

Systems, methods and machine-readable mediums for batch process straight through modeling are provided. The systems may include a storage device and a processor. The storage device may store at least one batch process model. The processor may be programmed to display a graphical user interface for graphically defining the batch process model with at least one flowchart, and receive a selection of at least one activity step for inclusion in the at least one flowchart, each activity step corresponding to a predefined execution logic. The processor may be also programmed to determine the batch process model from the at least one activity step selected, and display the at least one activity step in the at least one flowchart.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed by a computing system having a processor and a memory, cause the computing system to perform operations, comprising:

providing for display a graphical user interface for graphically defining and displaying a batch process model with at least one flowchart including a pre-process flowchart for batch pre-processing, a process flowchart for batch processing, and a post-process flowchart for batch post-processing, wherein the interface allows defining of batch process properties including a number of multi-nodes, a number of concurrent threads, and a number of jobs per database transaction;

receiving a selection of at least one activity step for inclusion in the at least one flowchart, the at least one activity step corresponding to a predefined execution logic;

defining the batch process model based on the at least one activity step, the batch process model transformable for execution without a need for manual programming;

receiving, through the interface, at least one definition of a batch process property that corresponds to at least one of the number of multi-nodes, the number of concurrent threads, and the number of jobs per database transaction;

transforming the batch process model into an executable code based at least in part on the at least one definition of the batch process property;

retrieving batch data from a storage device;

dividing the batch data into a plurality of subset data for processing; and

executing, in parallel, the executable code of the batch process model on a plurality of processor threads, each processor thread processing one of the plurality of subset data.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

providing for display in the at least one flowchart the at least one activity step, the pre-process flowchart for batch pre-processing, the process flowchart for batch processing, and the post-process flowchart for batch post-processing.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a palette having an image associated with each of the least one activity step prior to the receiving a selection of the at least one activity step for inclusion in the at least one flowchart.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1,

wherein the batch process model is associated with balance sheet collection.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1,

wherein the batch process model is based on batch process component artefacts retrievable in at least one of original form and executable form.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a connector in the at least one flowchart to connect a first activity step from the at least one activity step to a second activity step from the at least one activity step.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1,

wherein the graphical user interface includes a directory of artefact types, a palette with a list of objects corresponding to a plurality of the at least one activity step, and an editing canvas having the plurality of the at least one activity step coupled via connectors.

8. A method comprising:

providing, by a computing system, for display a graphical user interface for graphically defining and displaying a batch process model with at least one flowchart including a pre-process flowchart for batch pre-processing, a process flowchart for batch processing, and a post-process flowchart for batch post-processing, wherein the interface allows defining of batch process properties including a number of multi-nodes, a number of concurrent threads, and a number of jobs per database transaction;

receiving, by the computing system, a selection of at least one activity step for inclusion in the at least one flowchart, the at least one activity step corresponding to a predefined execution logic;

defining, by the computing system, the batch process model based on the at least one activity step, the batch process model transformable for execution without a need for manual programming;

receiving, through the interface, at least one definition of a batch process property that corresponds to at least one of the number of multi-nodes, the number of concurrent threads, and the number of jobs per database transaction;

transforming the batch process model into an executable code based at least in part on the at least one definition of the batch process property;

retrieving batch data from a storage device;

dividing the batch data into a plurality of subset data for processing; and

executing, in parallel, the executable code of the batch process model on a plurality of processor threads, each processor thread processing one of the plurality of subset data.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

providing for display in the at least one flowchart the at least one activity step, the pre-process flowchart for batch pre-processing, the process flowchart for batch processing, and the post-process flowchart for batch post-processing.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying a palette having an image associated with each of the least one activity step prior to the receiving a selection of the at least one activity step for inclusion in the at least one flowchart.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform;

providing for display a graphical user interface for graphically defining and displaying a batch process model with at least one flowchart including a pre-process flowchart for batch pre-processing, a process flowchart for batch processing, and a post-process flowchart for batch post-processing, wherein the interface allows defining of batch process properties including a number of multi-nodes, a number of concurrent threads, and a number of jobs per database transaction;

receiving a selection of at least one activity step for inclusion in the at least one flowchart, the at least one activity step corresponding to a predefined execution logic;

defining the batch process model based on the at least one activity step, the batch process model transformable for execution without a need for manual programming;

receiving, through the interface, at least one definition of a batch process property that corresponds to at least one of the number of multi-nodes, the number of concurrent threads, and the number of jobs per database transaction;

transforming the batch process model into an executable code based at least in part on the at least one definition of the batch process property;

retrieving batch data from a storage device;

dividing the batch data into a plurality of subset data for processing; and

executing, in parallel, the executable code of the batch process model on a plurality of processor threads, each processor thread processing one of the plurality of subset data.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

providing for display in the at least one flowchart the at least one activity step, the pre-process flowchart for batch pre-processing, the process flowchart for batch processing, and the post-process flowchart for batch post-processing.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a palette having an image associated with each of the least one activity step prior to the receiving a selection of the at least one activity step for inclusion in the at least one flowchart.