Service Instance Creation With Concurrent User Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The creation of a service instance is prolonged by server operations that are completed in series, leading to user impatience and potential cancellation due to the presentation of waiting graphics like spinners during longer processing times.
Innovation Solution
Display user configuration tasks related to ongoing server operations, allowing users to engage with the process while server operations are completed in the background, thereby reducing overall time by completing some tasks concurrently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If server operations are completed in series, then reliability of task completion is improved, but loss of time increases due to sequential processing
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by initiating server operations in the background before the user has finished all configuration tasks. This allows server processing to start early and run concurrently with user configuration, reducing total completion time while maintaining reliable task completion through proper task dependency management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuity of useful action by allowing multiple tasks to execute simultaneously - server operations continue running in the background while users complete configuration tasks. This parallel execution eliminates idle time and keeps both server and user productive throughout the service instance creation process.
2Manufacturing precision
If server operations take longer, then manufacturing precision of service configuration is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to user impatience and cancellation
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism that manages the interaction between long-running server operations and user configuration tasks. This intermediary layer coordinates task execution, handles dependencies, and provides a unified interface that abstracts the complexity of concurrent processing from the user, maintaining both precision and ease of operation.
3Device complexity
If server operations are performed in series, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases due to sequential processing
Solution Approach 1:
The system initiates server operations as preliminary background tasks before user configuration is complete. This allows the system to maintain simple sequential logic for task definition while achieving parallel execution in practice, thereby improving productivity without significantly increasing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the task management system automatically handles coordination, dependency resolution, and status tracking of concurrent operations. This automation reduces the need for complex manual orchestration while enabling parallel processing, thus improving productivity with minimal increase in operational complexity.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method and system for creating a service instance are described. The computer-implemented method may include receiving a request to create a service instance for a service to be executed on a server; determining one or more server operations to complete one or more service configuration tasks in creating the service instance; calculating an estimated time to complete the one or more server operations; determining one or more user configuration tasks to be completed for configuring the service instance based on the estimated time to complete the one or more server operations; and presenting the one or more user configuration tasks to a user for completion while performing the one or more server operations.