Service Variant Editor for Enterprise Interface Simplification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Enterprise service interfaces are complex and require numerous inputs, making them difficult for users to interact with and understand, especially when only a subset of inputs is relevant for a specific business purpose, leading to user confusion and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a service variant editor that allows users to create a simplified service interface by hiding unnecessary inputs, setting default values, and defining mandatory fields, generating a WSDL document, and configuring web services to support client-server interaction, thereby reducing the number of inputs users need to provide.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a base enterprise service interface is provided with all necessary inputs, then the service is complete and functional, but the interface becomes complex and difficult for users to interact with
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the base service interface into multiple service variants, each tailored to specific business purposes. Users can select the variant that matches their needs, receiving only the relevant inputs for that specific purpose rather than all inputs at once. This segmentation reduces interface complexity while maintaining service completeness through the base service.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of presenting all inputs at once (excessive action), the system provides only the necessary inputs for the selected service variant (partial action). This allows users to interact with a simplified subset of the interface that is sufficient for their specific business purpose, reducing complexity while maintaining functional completeness.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all input fields are presented to users, then the service can handle all possible business scenarios, but users experience confusion and inefficiency when only a subset of inputs is relevant
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the service interface based on the selected business purpose. When a user selects a specific service variant, the system dynamically presents only the relevant input fields for that variant, rather than statically presenting all fields. This dynamic adaptation maintains versatility while significantly improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface is segmented into multiple service variants, each representing a specific business purpose. Users can select the appropriate variant, and the system then presents only the relevant inputs for that segment. This segmentation maintains adaptability across different business scenarios while improving ease of operation for each specific scenario.
3Ease of operation
If service variants are created for each business purpose, then user interaction is simplified, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base service is designed as a universal multi-functional component that can serve multiple business purposes. Service variants are created by configuring different subsets of inputs for the same base service, allowing one base service to fulfill multiple functions. This universality simplifies the overall system architecture while improving interface usability through targeted variants.
Solution Approach 2:
Service variants are pre-configured with specific input sets tailored to particular business purposes. This preliminary configuration allows users to simply select their needed variant without having to configure inputs at runtime. The preliminary action of variant creation handles the complexity, while user interaction remains simple.
Data Source
AI summary
Implementations of the present disclosure include executing a business application on a server device, the business application executing a service based on a base plurality of inputs, accessing a first service variant based on the service, generating a first plurality of input fields based on the first service variant, the first plurality of input fields corresponding to a first plurality of inputs, the first plurality of inputs being a sub-set of the base plurality of inputs, and executing the service based on the first plurality of inputs that is input using the first plurality of input fields.