US 2012/0260254 A1Published application

Visual scripting of web services for task automation

AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation

InventorsLi Chen, John R. Hind, Yongcheng Li, Lun Xiao

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Abstract

Tasks are automated using assemblies of services. An interface component allows a user to collect services and to place selected services corresponding to a task to be automated onto a workspace. An analysis component performs an analysis of available data with regard to the selected services provided on the workspace and a configuration component automatically configures inputs of the selected services based upon the analysis of available data without intervention of the user. A dialog component is also provided to allow the user to contribute information to configure one or more of the inputs of the selected services. When processing is complete, an output component outputs a script that is executable to implement the task to be automated.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for automating tasks using assemblies of services comprising:

providing an interface component that allows a user to collect services and to place selected services corresponding to a task to be automated onto a workspace;
providing an analysis component that performs an analysis of available data with regard to said selected services when provided on said workspace;
providing a configuration component to automatically configure inputs of said selected services based upon said analysis of available data and without intervention of said user;
providing a dialog component to allow said user to contribute information to configure one or more of said inputs of said selected services;
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providing an output component that outputs a script that is executable to implement said task to be automated.

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