Method and apparatus to determine rules implementation decision

摘要

A technique and associated mechanism that guides the user through a set of questions relating to operation rules used in the design of Service Oriented Architecture Systems (SOAs). The questions are related to key aspects of a solution—security, maintenance frequency, usage demand/performance and complexity. Preferably, the questions are yes-or-no questions. Based on the answers provided, an appropriate path will be selected categorize into an appropriate category. The category of the rule will require, or at least suggest, the SOA component into which the rule will be implemented when it is implemented by the SOA designer. the technique is technology specific agnostic and helps in selecting an appropriate tool/platform in a standard and consistent manner.

主权项

1. A method of designing a service oriented architecture (“SOA”) system using a computer system that includes software stored on a software storage device, the method comprising the steps of:
defining a SOA operational rule and a plurality of SOA operational rule categories; presenting to a user, through the computer system, a plurality of questions included in the software stored on the software storage device with regard to the SOA operational rule, wherein at least one question of the plurality of questions comprises whether the SOA operational rule changes frequently; receiving, through the computer system, a plurality of answers from the user respectively in response to the plurality of questions; categorizing, by the software, the SOA operational rule into at least a SOA operational rule category, from the plurality of SOA operational rule categories, based at least in part upon answers given at the answering step, wherein when an answer is false to the question comprising whether the SOA operational rule changes frequently, a question comprising whether the SOA operational rule requires validation of user input is presented to the user prior to the step of categorizing, and wherein when an answer is true to the question comprising whether the SOA operational rule changes frequently, a question comprising whether the SOA operational rule is used frequently is presented to the user prior to the step of categorizing; and storing, on the software storage device, information indicating that the SOA operational rule is associated with at least the SOA operational rule category.