Cloak Agent Error Correction in Enterprise Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for handling errors in enterprise system integration are reactive and time-consuming, requiring manual troubleshooting by technical support teams, which hampers efficiency and business continuity.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of an intelligent integration error handling system that includes a Cloak agent with a worker Cloak agent and conversational Cloak agent, utilizing robotic process automation and AI for proactive error monitoring and correction, along with an intelligent correction rule service that uses machine learning and decision tables to autonomously or semi-autonomously rectify errors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual troubleshooting by technical support teams is used, then errors can be identified and fixed, but the process is time-consuming and reduces efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror handling capabilityVSAvoiderror resolution time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by proactively monitoring error logs and detecting integration errors before they impact business operations. The worker Cloak agent continuously parses error logs and identifies errors in advance, enabling early intervention and faster resolution compared to reactive manual troubleshooting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by implementing automated error detection and correction mechanisms that operate without human intervention. The intelligent correction rule service automatically applies predefined rules to resolve common integration errors, reducing dependency on manual technical support and accelerating error resolution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If manual error handling processes are used, then errors can be troubleshooted, but productivity and business continuity are hampered

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror detection accuracyVSAvoidbusiness continuity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces manual mechanical troubleshooting processes with automated intelligent agents. The worker Cloak agent and conversational Cloak agent use AI and machine learning to detect, analyze, and resolve integration errors automatically, substituting human manual labor with automated systems that operate continuously without fatigue or delay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback loops where error logs are monitored in real-time, errors are detected and analyzed, corrections are applied, and results are verified. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures rapid error resolution and maintains business continuity by continuously adapting to new error patterns and learning from historical data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If automated error correction is implemented, then efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror handling efficiencyVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments error handling functionality into distinct modular components: the worker Cloak agent for error detection, the conversational Cloak agent for analysis, and the intelligent correction rule service for resolution. Each component has a specific function and can be independently developed, deployed, and maintained, reducing overall system complexity despite the automation capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11461166B2Intelligent integration error handling in enterprise systems
Publication Date: 2022.10.04 SAP SE
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AI summary

In an intelligent integration error handling in enterprise systems, an integration error is logged by a sender system or a receiver system in an error monitoring application. The integration error occurred in a transaction between the integrated sender system and the receiver system. Parsing the log in real-time by a worker cloak agent, a mode of integration error correction is determined based on inputs from an intelligent correction rule service. Upon determining that the mode of integration error correction is autonomous, the integration error is automatically fixed in real-time without manual intervention by the worker cloak agent. Upon determining that the mode of integration error correction is semi-autonomous, inputs from a business user is received along with a consent to fix the integration error in real-time. Correction rules are dynamically updated in a dynamic decision table. While performing correction the sender system and receiver systems are notified.