Managing virtual business instances within a computer network

摘要

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for orchestrating a business process in a computer network. A script describing a business process is received from a client machine over the computer network. The script is compiled into executable program instructions. A reference to the script and data to be operated on by the script is received from the client machine over the computer network. The data is processed in accordance with the script. The result of the data processing is returned to the client machine over the computer network.

主权项

1. A method for communicating with a plurality of services via an integration services network, the method comprising:
receiving, via the integration services network, a business process definition describing a business process at a business process engine, the business process comprising a set of business-related activities which are invocable for achieving a business goal, the business process configured to operate on data associated with a client device in communication with the integration services network, wherein:
the business process engine is configured to retrieve a description of a first communication model and a second communication model from an information repository accessible to the business process engine, the information repository storing access information for a plurality of services, the access information comprising the first and second communication models, the access information further comprising policy information specifying a first subset of the plurality of services that may be invoked by the client device,the business process engine is configured to determine whether the first subset of the plurality of services comprises a first service and a second service, andthe first and second services are invoked only when the first subset of services comprises the first and second services; receiving, via the integration services network, from resources associated with the business process engine:
communication protocol information indicating the first communication model and the second communication model different from the first communication model, the communication protocol information being inaccessible to the client device via the integration services network, andinformation indicating aggregation information for the first communication model and the second communication model; invoking, via the integration services network, the first service to implement the business process, the first service capable of communicating with the business process engine using the first communication model; invoking, via the integration services network, the second service to further implement the business process, the second service capable of communicating with the business process engine using the second communication model, the invoking of the second service comprising providing data received by the business process engine from the first service; aggregating, based on the aggregation information, two or more responses received from the first and second services into an aggregated response; and transmitting the aggregated response to the client device.