Operation Template Conflict Detection for Stable System Changes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing system operation management systems incur high operating costs due to frequent system changes, as they lack effective conflict detection and prevention mechanisms during updates, leading to potential operational failures.

Innovation Solution

An operation management system with a conflict determination unit that identifies potential conflicts between operation templates and presents information before execution, and a presentation unit that alerts operators to avoid conflicts, reducing the need for costly manual checks by skilled administrators.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a skilled administrator manually examines operation work manuals to ensure stable operation after system changes, then operational reliability is improved, but operating costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperational reliabilityVSAvoidoperating costs

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The operation management system performs automatic conflict detection and validation of operation work manuals without requiring manual examination by skilled administrators. The system uses a conflict determination unit to automatically identify conflicts between operation templates and detects potential operational failures, thereby eliminating the need for costly manual review while maintaining operational reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If operation templates are frequently updated to reflect market needs and security patches, then system adaptability is improved, but the risk of operational conflicts increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem adaptabilityVSAvoidoperational stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The conflict determination unit performs preliminary detection of conflicts between operation templates before the templates are executed or deployed. By identifying potential conflicts in advance, the system allows for frequent updates to reflect market needs and security patches while preventing operational failures caused by template conflicts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback information about detected conflicts between operation templates to operators or administrators. This feedback mechanism enables timely resolution of conflicts before they affect system operation, thus maintaining reliability while allowing frequent template updates for adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If manual conflict checking is performed by skilled administrators, then detection precision is improved, but productivity decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconflict detection precisionVSAvoidsystem change efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical process of manual conflict checking by skilled administrators with an automated electronic conflict determination unit. This unit systematically compares operation templates using predefined conflict determination rules, achieving both high detection precision and improved productivity by eliminating manual review processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12526181B2Operation management system, operation management method, and operation management program

Publication Date: 2026.01.13 HITACHI LTD

AI summary

The present invention includes: a plurality of operation templates describing at least one procedure for managing operation of a system; a conflict determination unit that determines whether or not, upon execution of a specific procedure included in a specific operation template among the plurality of operation templates, a conflict possibly hindering execution of another procedure included in another operation template among the plurality of operation templates will be generated; and a presentation unit that presents information on the specific procedure to an outside before the specific procedure is actually executed in a case where the conflict determination unit determines that execution of the specific procedure will generate the conflict.