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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Matthew Robert Bogner, Austin, TX (US);
Belinda Ying-chieh Chang, Naperville, IL (US);
Robert Russell Cutlip, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin Grigorenko, Trevose, PA (US);
Matthew Robert Bogner, Austin, TX (US);
Belinda Ying-Chieh Chang, Naperville, IL (US);
Robert Russell Cutlip, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin Grigorenko, Trevose, PA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for representing service relationships of a business process. A plurality of services are read, and first and second services of the plurality of services are selected. An output and effect of the first service is compared with an input and precondition of the second service. Responsive to the comparison, an evaluation is made to determine if the first service is related to the second service. Related services may then be linked by directed edges in a graph.