Multi-Region Workflow Container Deployment With Manifest Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional business process management systems face challenges in managing and deploying processes across multiple regions due to inefficiencies, increased error rates, and difficulty in maintaining synchronized operations, particularly in geographically dispersed environments with unique operational needs and regulatory requirements.
Innovation Solution
A multi-region business process infrastructure system that includes a user interface, processor, and platform to package, deploy, and manage business process infrastructure containers using a manifest file and computer-readable instructions, enabling automated instantiation and updating across regions and organizations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual processes are used for deploying business process modules across different regions, then flexibility in customization is maintained, but efficiency decreases and error rates increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service deployment by allowing users to package business process modules with metadata defining deployment parameters. The platform automatically instantiates these modules across multiple regions based on the packaged configuration, eliminating manual deployment steps while maintaining customization flexibility through the packaging interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates reusable templates of business process modules that can be copied and instantiated across different regions. The packaged modules serve as reusable artifacts that capture the complete configuration state, allowing rapid replication of business processes in new regions without manual reconfiguration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual deployment processes are used, then customization to regional needs is possible, but time consumption increases and synchronization difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary packaging of business process modules with all necessary configuration metadata and regional customization parameters defined in advance. This preparation phase allows the actual deployment to regions to occur automatically and rapidly, as the packaged modules already contain the information needed for instantiating region-specific configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables parameter changes by allowing users to define regional-specific parameters within the packaged module metadata. The platform then automatically instantiates the module with the appropriate parameter values for each target region, enabling customization without manual configuration steps during deployment.
3Reliability
If manual intervention is used for updating business processes, then control over updates is maintained, but error rates increase and synchronization across regions becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the platform automatically detects updates to packaged modules and propagates these updates across all regions where the modules are instantiated. This automated feedback loop ensures synchronization and reduces errors by eliminating manual update coordination between regions.
4Productivity
If traditional business process management systems are used, then existing workflows can be maintained, but scalability across multiple regions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments business processes into independent, reusable modules that can be packaged and deployed to specific regions. This modular segmentation allows each region to be configured independently while maintaining a cohesive overall system architecture, enabling scalability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides a universal packaging interface and platform that can handle multiple types of business process modules across different regions. The same packaging mechanism works for various process types, and the platform automatically adapts to different regional requirements, reducing the need for region-specific specialized systems.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a multi-region business process infrastructure system. The system includes a user interface that is configured to receive components from a user to package a business process infrastructure container. The business process infrastructure container is configured to perform a desired operation for the user. The components of the business process infrastructure container include a manifest file and a business process infrastructure code. Business process infrastructure code has computer-readable instructions that are configured to trigger the user-desired operation via the business process infrastructure container and the manifest file. The system further includes a platform that is configured to develop and deploy the business process infrastructure code to create one or more business process infrastructure modules for the business process infrastructure container to perform the desired operation.