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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Matthew R. Bogner, Austin, TX (US);
Belinda Y. Chang, Naperville, IL (US);
Robert R. Cutlip, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin Grigorenko, Trevose, PA (US);
Matthew R. Bogner, Austin, TX (US);
Belinda Y. Chang, Naperville, IL (US);
Robert R. 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 that facilitates navigation through a directed graph for selection of sub-processes of a modified business process derived from a business process is provided. A bounding box is used for evaluating and selecting sequences of nodes representative of business sub-processes or services. The bounding box has a predefined depth for limiting the scope of the evaluation. The bounding box is shifted during the evaluation as sequences of nodes are selected. Additionally, state data is maintained such that a sense response model may be employed to detect and account for changes to the environment in previously evaluated services. By maintaining state data, a transition to a previously evaluated sub-process may be implemented to account for significant changes in the environment.