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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Anouar Braham, Ariana, TN;
Joachim H. Frank, Tuebingen, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for automatically reversing a process is provided. The method includes defining a forward process comprising a set of forward activities for automatically performing an automated task. First undo activities and associated data structures, associated with undoing a first forward activity of the set of forward activities, first interdependencies between the first undo activities are defined. Additionally, first triggers comprising a first link between the first forward activity and the first undo activities are defined. Second undo activities and associated data structures, associated with undoing a second forward activity as well as second interdependencies between the second undo activities are defined. Additional second triggers comprising a second link between the second forward activity and the second undo activities are defined.