Cross functional area service identification

A computer program product, comprising a computer hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a computing system implements a method, said method comprising:

• reading, by said computing system from a business process map, processes comprised by a service oriented architecture (SOA) project, wherein said processes comprise activities within process elements, wherein said process elements comprise elements associated with accounts and transactions;
• identifying, by said computing system, a first functional area associated with a first current process element of said process elements;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, first mapping data indicating relationships between said first current process element and said first functional area;
• retrieving, by said computing system, business components;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, second mapping data indicating relationships between said first current process element and a first business component of said business components;
• identifying, by said computing system, a second functional area associated with a first parent process element of said first current process element;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, third mapping data indicating relationships between said first parent process element and said second functional area;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, fourth mapping data indicating relationships between said first parent process element and a second business component of said business components;
• analyzing, by said computing system, said first mapping data, said second mapping data, said third mapping data, and said fourth mapping data;
• comparing, by said computing system, said first functional area to said second functional area;
• determining, by a computer processor of said computing system based on results of said analyzing and said comparing said first functional area to said second functional area, if said first functional area comprises a same functional area as said second functional area;
• generating, by said computing system, a first map illustrating said processes mapped to said first business component and said second business component;
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• presenting, by said computing system to a user via a display device, a first specified screen illustrating said first map.

A computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising a computer readable code comprising instructions that when executed by the processor implements a method comprising:

• reading, by said computing system from a business process map, processes comprised by a service oriented architecture (SOA) project, wherein said processes comprise activities within process elements, wherein said process elements comprise elements associated with accounts and transactions;
• identifying, by said computing system, a first functional area associated with a first current process element of said process elements;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, first mapping data indicating relationships between said first current process element and said first functional area;
• retrieving, by said computing system, business components;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, second mapping data indicating relationships between said first current process element and a first business component of said business components;
• identifying, by said computing system, a second functional area associated with a first parent process element of said first current process element;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, third mapping data indicating relationships between said first parent process element and said second functional area;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, fourth mapping data indicating relationships between said first parent process element and a second business component of said business components;
• analyzing, by said computing system, said first mapping data, said second mapping data, said third mapping data, and said fourth mapping data;
• comparing, by said computing system, said first functional area to said second functional area;
• determining, by a computer processor of said computing system based on results of said analyzing and said comparing said first functional area to said second functional area, if said first functional area comprises a same functional area as said second functional area;
• generating, by said computing system, a first map illustrating said processes mapped to said first business component and said second business component;
• and
• presenting, by said computing system to a user via a display device, a first specified screen illustrating said first map.

A method comprising:

• reading, by a computing system, processes comprised by a service oriented architecture (SOA) project, wherein said processes comprise activities associated with process elements, wherein said process elements comprise elements associated with accounts and transactions;
• first determining, by said computing system, if a first functional area associated with a first current process element of said process elements is available;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, first mapping data indicating relationships between said first current process element and said first functional area;
• retrieving, by said computing system, business components;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, second mapping data indicating relationships between said first current process element and a first business component of said business components;
• second determining, by said computing system, if a second functional area associated with a first parent process element of said first current process element is unavailable, wherein first results of said first determining and said second determining indicate that said first functional area or said second functional area is unavailable;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, third mapping data indicating relationships between said first parent process element and said second functional area;
• retrieving, by said computing system from said business process map, fourth mapping data indicating relationships between said first parent process element and a second business component of said business components;
• analyzing, by said computing system, said first mapping data, said second mapping data, said third mapping data, and said fourth mapping data;
• identifying, by said computing system in response to said first results, said first business component associated with said first current process element;
• identifying, by said computing system in response to said first results, said second business component associated with said first parent process element;
• comparing, by said computing system, said first business component to said second business component;
• third determining, by a computer processor of said computing system based on results of said analyzing and said comparing said first business component to said second business component, if said first business component comprises a same business component as said second business component;
• generating, by said computing system, a first map illustrating said processes mapped to said first business component and said second business component;
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• presenting, by said computing system to a user via a display device, a first specified screen illustrating said first map.