Correlating Data from Multiple Business Processes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Process intelligence solutions face challenges in correlating data from disparate business process systems due to different formats and lack of a single correlation identifier, making it difficult to provide a unified view of business process scenarios.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a configurable correlation strategy based on business process attributes, which includes identifying sending and receiving business process attributes, determining appropriate correlation strategies, and generating visibility scenario events to associate raw events with business scenario instances, using a correlation strategy table and code fragments for correlation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data from multiple business process systems are collected, then comprehensive process intelligence is improved, but data correlation difficulty increases due to different formats and identifiers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a correlation strategy table as an intermediary component that mediates between disparate business process systems and the process intelligence platform. This table stores mapping relationships between different system identifiers and formats, enabling automatic correlation without direct complex integration between source systems. The intermediary translates and harmonizes data from multiple formats into a unified view.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes correlation parameters by selecting different correlation strategies based on the specific combination of sending and receiving business process attributes. The correlation strategy table allows parameter adaptation for different data types, formats, and identifier schemes, transforming rigid correlation logic into flexible, context-aware parameter selection.
2Productivity
If a unified view of business process scenarios is provided, then analysis capability is improved, but system complexity increases due to multiple correlation strategies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the correlation management function into distinct, manageable components: the correlation strategy table that stores individual correlation rules, the attribute identification module that extracts relevant characteristics, and the strategy selection logic that matches attributes to appropriate correlation strategies. This segmentation makes the complex correlation management modular and maintainable.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service correlation by automatically identifying business process attributes and selecting appropriate correlation strategies without manual intervention. The correlation strategy table enables the system to autonomously determine how to correlate events from different business process systems based on their attributes, reducing the need for manual configuration and management.
3Adaptability or versatility
If configurable correlation strategies are implemented, then adaptability to different systems is improved, but implementation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The correlation strategy table serves as a universal configuration mechanism that handles multiple correlation scenarios through a single structured approach. Rather than implementing separate correlation logic for each business process system combination, the universal table stores correlation strategies that can be applied across different system pairs, formats, and identifier types, making the system adaptable to new sources without additional programming.
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AI summary
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer-implemented methods for providing process intelligence by correlating events from multiple business process systems to a single business scenario using configurable correlation strategies. An example method includes identifying a raw event associated with a sending business process and a receiving business process, identifying a sending business process attribute associated with the sending business process and a receiving business process attribute associated with the receiving business process, determining a correlation strategy for associating the raw event with a business scenario instance, the determination based at least in part on the sending business process attribute and the receiving business process attribute, and generating a visibility scenario event from the raw event according to the correlation strategy, the visibility scenario event associated with the business scenario instance.