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US 8,479,255 B2Granted
Managing operational requirements on the objects of a service oriented architecture (SOA)
AssigneeSoftware AG
InventorsBjörn Brauel, Harald Schöning
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Abstract
A registry for a service oriented architecture (SOA) comprising a plurality of processing objects. The registry may include a plurality of non-formalized operation requirements for the plurality of SOA objects, a plurality of technical assertions for the plurality of SOA objects, and a plurality of links, linking each non-formalized operation requirement to at least one technical assertion of the registry.
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A non-transitory memory medium storing a registry for a service oriented architecture (SOA) comprising a plurality of processing objects, wherein the plurality of processing objects comprise a plurality of SOA objects, the registry including:
- Web Services Description Language (WSDL) descriptions of the plurality of SOA objects;
- a plurality of non-formalized operation requirements for the plurality of SOA objects;
- a plurality of technical assertions for the plurality of SOA objects;
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- a plurality of links, linking each non-formalized operation requirement to at least one technical assertion of the registry;
- for at least one link, an intermediate representation of the respective non-formalized operation requirement, wherein the intermediate representation is human readable and comprises a semi-formal representation intermediate to the respective non-formalized operation requirement and a corresponding technical assertion;
- a graphical user interface presenting at least one non-formalized operation requirement and an intermediate representation of at least one linked technical assertion, wherein the graphical user interface is usable to:
- link at least two technical assertions to the same non-formalized operation requirement;
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- combine at least two technical assertions using Boolean expressions;
- wherein the registry comprises at least one link linking a single non-formalized operation requirement to technical assertions valid for at least two of the SOA objects;
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- wherein the registry is adapted to be used for transforming non-formalized operation requirements into technical assertions in a step-wise manner using at least one intermediate representation.
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A method for managing operational requirements of a service oriented (software) architecture (SOA) comprising a plurality of processing objects, wherein the plurality of processing objects comprise a plurality of SOA objects, the method comprising:
- utilizing a computer to perform:
- storing Web Services Description Language (WSDL) descriptions of the plurality of SOA objects;
- storing a plurality of non-formalized operation requirements for the plurality of SOA objects;
- storing a plurality of technical assertions for the plurality of SOA objects;
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- storing a plurality of links, linking each non-formalized operation requirement to at least one technical assertion, including at least one link linking a single non-formalized operation requirement to technical assertions valid for a plurality of SOA objects;
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- storing, for at least one link, an intermediate representation of a respective non-formalized operation requirement, wherein the intermediate representation is human readable and comprises a semi-formal representation intermediate to the respective non-formalized operation requirement and a corresponding technical assertion;
- displaying a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface is usable to:
- display information regarding the plurality of non-formalized operation requirements, the plurality of technical assertions, and/or the plurality of links;
- receive user input linking at least two technical assertions to the same non-formalized operation requirement, wherein the user input comprises using one or more Boolean expressions;
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- combine at least two technical assertions using the Boolean expressions in response to the user input;
- wherein the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) descriptions, the plurality of non-formalized operation requirements, the plurality of technical assertions, the intermediate representation of the respective non-formalized operation requirement, and the plurality of links are useable for managing operational requirements of the service oriented (software) architecture (SOA);
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- wherein the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) descriptions, the plurality of non-formalized operation requirements, the plurality of technical assertions, and the plurality of links are useable for transforming non-formalized operation requirements into technical assertions in a step-wise manner using at least one intermediate representation.
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A method for managing operational requirements of a service oriented (software) architecture (SOA) comprising a plurality of processing objects, wherein the plurality of processing objects comprise a plurality of SOA objects, the method comprising:
- utilizing a computer to perform:
- storing Web Services Description Language (WSDL) descriptions of the plurality of SOA objects;
- storing a first non-formalized operation requirement for a first SOA object;
- storing a plurality of technical assertions for the plurality of SOA objects, including a first technical assertion for the first SOA object, wherein the first technical assertion is created based on the first non-formalized operation requirement;
- storing an intermediate representation of the non-formalized operation requirement, wherein the intermediate representation is human readable and comprises a semi-formal representation intermediate to the non-formalized operation requirement and the first technical assertion;
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- creating a link that links the first non-formalized operation requirement to technical assertions valid for a plurality of SOA objects, including the first technical assertion for the first SOA object;
- wherein the link enables a user to manage the first technical assertion based on the first non-formalized operation requirement;
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- wherein the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) descriptions, the first non-formalized operation requirement, the plurality of technical assertions, and the link are useable for transforming non-formalized operation requirements into technical assertions in a step-wise manner using at least one intermediate representation;
- displaying a graphical user interface, including presenting at least one non-formalized operation requirement and an intermediate representation of at least one linked technical assertion, wherein the graphical user interface is usable to:
- link at least two technical assertions to the same non-formalized operation requirement;
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- combine at least two technical assertions using Boolean expressions.
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