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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Fabio Benedetti, Roma, IT;
Salvatore D'alo', Roma, IT;
Marco DE Santis, Roma, IT;
Arcangelo Di Balsamo, Roma, IT;
Rosario Gangemi, Roma, IT;
Giovanni Lanfranchi, Roma, IT;
Scot Maclellan, Roma, IT;
Luigi Pichetti, Roma, IT;
Fabio Benedetti, Roma, IT;
Salvatore D'Alo', Roma, IT;
Marco De Santis, Roma, IT;
Arcangelo Di Balsamo, Roma, IT;
Rosario Gangemi, Roma, IT;
Giovanni Lanfranchi, Roma, IT;
Scot Maclellan, Roma, IT;
Luigi Pichetti, Roma, IT;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for aggregating service components in a data processing system according to predefined aggregation rules. The method includes providing a plurality of visual elements, each visual element representing a corresponding service component; selecting a new visual element for addition to an aggregation structure; determining a set of eligible visual elements of eligible service components among the instantiated service components; associating a visual cue with the eligible visual elements; and aggregating the new service component to a selected eligible service component in the aggregation structure. The new service component is compatible for aggregation with each eligible service component according to the aggregation rules. The aggregation structure includes an aggregation of instantiated visual elements of instantiated service components to define an aggregated service according to the aggregation of the instantiated service components.