Single Window Integrated Module for Micro Service Onboarding Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In micro service development, developers face inefficiencies due to manual, serial processes that require accessing multiple platforms and tools, leading to lengthy onboarding times of two to three weeks before starting to write code, and this process is repetitive for different environments and setups.
Innovation Solution
A single window integrated module that provides a one-stop platform for automated workflows, allowing users to request and onboard micro services across various platforms, including identity management, databases, and cloud services, with dynamic workflows and API interactions to streamline the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual dispersed steps are used to access multiple platforms for micro service onboarding, then developers can create micro services with specific knowledge, but the process takes two to three weeks of time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate platforms and manual processes into a single automated onboarding system. The system consolidates access to identity management platforms, messaging platforms, databases, and cloud services into one unified interface that automatically executes the entire onboarding workflow, reducing the process from weeks to minutes while maintaining proper completion through centralized orchestration
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring and storing workflow definitions, platform credentials, and onboarding parameters in advance. When a developer initiates onboarding, the system automatically retrieves these pre-prepared configurations and executes them in sequence, eliminating the need for manual step-by-step navigation and significantly reducing onboarding time
2Adaptability or versatility
If developers manually browse through multiple portals to create onboarding requests, then they can access specific services, but the serial process increases lead time to two to three weeks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal onboarding platform that can handle multiple types of services (identity management, messaging, databases, cloud services) through a single interface. The system uses standardized workflow definitions that can be configured for different service types, allowing developers to access diverse services without needing to learn multiple portal-specific processes, thereby maintaining adaptability while dramatically improving productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary automated onboarding engine that mediates between the developer's request and the multiple target platforms. This intermediary automatically translates high-level onboarding requests into platform-specific actions, manages credentials securely, and coordinates the sequence of operations across different services, enabling fast access to diverse services without manual intervention
3Reliability
If repetitive manual processes are used for different environments, then developers can ensure proper setup, but the same toil must be experienced for multiple regions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a copying mechanism where the onboarding workflow definition created for one environment can be automatically copied and applied to multiple other environments (development, testing, production, different regions). The system stores workflow templates that can be replicated across environments, ensuring consistent and accurate setup while eliminating the need to manually repeat the same configuration steps for each environment
Data Source
AI summary
Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for implementing a single window integrated platform are disclosed. A processor is operatively connected with one or more memories via a communication network. The processor receives a request from a user via a user computing device to develop a micro service; authenticates the user based on verifying login information of the user; receives information data related to the requested micro service; generates products application programming interface (API) to display selectable products based on the information data of the requested micro service. The processor also receives input on selected products; triggers a dynamic workflow based on the selected products; interacts with onboarding APIs to develop the micro service in response to the triggering of the dynamic workflow; and transmits a notification to the user computing device when an end state of the dynamic workflow is detected.