Operation Support Apparatus for Event Rule Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
As operation systems grow larger and undergo modifications, event handling rules may no longer function properly, making it difficult to maintain them effectively due to increased complexity and the need for rule updates, especially when system changes occur independently of rule maintenance.
Innovation Solution
An operation support apparatus and system that stores rule information and history data, identifies rule information based on occurrence intervals that satisfy predetermined conditions, and outputs this information to facilitate appropriate maintenance by administrators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the operation system is modified to improve functionality, then the system capabilities are enhanced, but the event handling rules may no longer meet the conditions and fail to function properly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by detecting changes in the operation system before they affect rule functionality. The change detection unit monitors system configurations and identifies modifications proactively, allowing the system to prepare for potential rule failures by notifying administrators in advance, rather than waiting for rules to actually fail.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the notification unit provides information about system changes to administrators. This feedback loop enables administrators to understand the relationship between system modifications and rule effectiveness, allowing them to make informed decisions about rule maintenance and updates based on actual system state changes.
2Productivity
If the number of event handling rules is increased to cover more events, then the automation coverage is improved, but the maintenance complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the burden of rule maintenance from administrators by automatically detecting system changes and notifying them of potential rule failures. This separation extracts the complex monitoring and analysis functions from manual administrative work, allowing administrators to focus only on essential rule updates based on automated notifications, thereby reducing maintenance complexity while preserving comprehensive rule coverage.
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AI summary
To support appropriate maintenance of rules for taking action on events that occurred in an operation system. An operation support apparatus (1) includes: a storage unit (11) configured to store a plurality of pieces of rule information (15l to 15n) defining actions respectively corresponding to a plurality of events occurring in an operation system; a registration unit (12) configured to register history information in the storage unit (11) in a case where an action defined in rule information corresponding to a predetermined event among the plurality of pieces of rule information (15l to 15n) is taken in response to an occurrence of the predetermined event in the operation system, the history information containing occurrence date and time of the event and the rule information for the event; an identification unit (13) configured to identify, based on the history information, rule information in which an occurrence interval of a specific event satisfies a predetermined condition; and an output unit (14) configured to output the identified rule information.