Real-Time Business Process Visibility via Event Correlation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current business process management systems lack real-time visibility, making it difficult to monitor and analyze business processes as they occur, which is essential for timely issue detection and continuous improvement.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a business activity event manager to receive and correlate business activity events with business process definitions, triggering a business process log manager to create a real-time log of business process instances, enabling monitoring and analysis of business processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If business processes are executed without explicit workflow or process engine, then ease of operation is improved, but process visibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a process visibility layer that acts as an intermediary between the existing business logic and the monitoring system. This layer captures process information without interfering with the execution of built-in processes, thereby maintaining ease of operation while providing the needed process visibility through event correlation and logging mechanisms.
2Loss of information
If real-time monitoring is implemented, then process visibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables business processes to self-report their status through event subscriptions and automatic logging. The process instances automatically publish their state changes to the event manager, which then correlates and logs these events without requiring complex external monitoring infrastructure, thus reducing overall system complexity while achieving real-time visibility.
3Loss of time
If reports are generated after business process completion, then loss of time is reduced, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous real-time monitoring and logging of business process instances throughout their execution lifecycle. Instead of generating reports only after completion, the system continuously captures and makes available process status information, enabling immediate analysis and decision-making that directly enhances productivity while minimizing time loss.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing business process visibility at real time are described herein. One or more business activity events are received at a local business activity event manager. Further, business process binding information associated with the one or more business activity events is retrieved at the business activity manager from a business process model manager. A relationship of the one or more business activity events with a business process using the business process binding is identified at the business activity event manager. Upon determination, a business process log manager is triggered for logging a business activity log of a business process instance at real time. Furthermore, the business activity log is extracted to monitor and analyze the business process instance at real time.