General Model for Linking Between Nonconsecutively Performed Steps in Business Processes

摘要

Described herein are systems, methods, and computer programs for generating a model for linking between steps performed when executing Business Processes (BPs). In one embodiment, a link example collector receives sequences of steps, each corresponding to an execution of a BP from among the BPs, and identifies pairs of nonconsecutively performed steps in the sequences. A linkage model generator module generates the model based on training samples comprising: (i) positive samples generated by the based on pairs, identified by the link example collector module, of first and second steps which were nonconsecutively performed, and (ii) negative samples generated by the sample generator module based on pairs of steps that are not nonconsecutively performed steps from the sequences. The positive samples comprise at least first and second samples generated based on first and second pairs in sequences corresponding to executions of respective first and second different BPs.

主权项

1. A system configured to generate a model for linking between steps performed when executing Business Processes (BPs), comprising:
memory configured to store computer executable modules; and one or more processors configured to execute the computer executable modules; the computer executable modules comprising: a link example collector module configured to receive sequences of steps selected from among steps belonging to streams of steps performed during interactions with instances of one or more software systems; wherein each sequence corresponds to an execution of a BP from among the BPs; the link example collector module is further configured to select pairs of steps in the sequences; wherein each pair steps in a sequence comprises first and second steps such that the second step directly follows the first step; a sample generator module configured to generate samples corresponding to pairs of steps; wherein each sample corresponding to a pair comprises one or more feature values describing properties of a link from a first step to a second step performed after the first step; and a linkage model generator module configured to generate the model based on training samples comprising: (i) positive samples generated by the sample generator module based on pairs selected by the link example collector module, and (ii) negative samples generated by the sample generator module based on pairs of steps from the streams; wherein the positive samples comprise at least first a first sample generated based on a first pair in a first sequence corresponding to an execution of a first BP, and a second sample generated based on a second pair in a second sequence corresponding to an execution of a second BP, which is different from the first BP.