IP Library Granted Patent US 8,850,005
Granted Patent B2
US 8,850,005 · App. 14/030,636 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Systems and methods for business network management discovery and consolidation

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Patent No.
US 8,850,005
App. No.
14/030,636
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to some embodiments, a plurality of interconnected entities may be discovered in a network landscape. A subset of the entities may then be automatically consolidated into a business participant, the consolidating may performed in accordance with at least one rule based algorithm. A business process landscape, including the business participant, may then be generated and/or displayed to an operator.

Claims (28)

1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program code executable by a computer to perform a method, said method comprising:

identifying a plurality of unique hosts and systems in a landscape of interconnected systems;

determining incoming to and outgoing calls from each system based on source models;

determining message flows from each system based on outgoing calls;

determining message flows to each system based on incoming calls;

merging call graphs for the systems to create a business process network of the landscape; and

linking message flows, application content, and integration content for the business process network.

2. The medium of claim 1 , wherein said identifying is associated with a source model.

3. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the determination of incoming calls is based at least in part on incoming call configuration information.

4. A method comprising:

identifying, by a computer, a plurality of unique hosts and systems in a landscape of interconnected systems;

determining, by a computer, incoming to and outgoing calls from each system based on source models;

determining, by a computer, message flows from each system based on outgoing calls;

determining, by a computer, message flows to each system based on incoming calls;

merging, by a computer, call graphs for the systems to create a business process network of the landscape; and

linking, by a computer, message flows, application content, and integration content for the business process network.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said identifying is associated with a source model.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the determination of incoming calls is based at least in part on incoming call configuration information.

7. Apparatus comprising:

a network management server that includes a computer and is to:

identify a plurality of unique hosts and systems in a landscape of interconnected systems;

determine incoming to and outgoing calls from each system based on source models;

determine message flows from each system based on outgoing calls;

determine message flows to each system based on incoming calls;

merge call graphs for the systems to create a business process network of the landscape; and

link message flows, application content, and integration content for the business process network.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein said identify is associated with a source model.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the determine incoming calls is based at least in part on incoming call configuration information.

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME ON THE COVER SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 055832 FRAME 0198. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 28, 2021
From: BHATT, ANKUR; RITTER, DANIEL; DENNER, JURGEN; WESTMANN, TILL
To: SAP AG
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2021
From: BHATT, ANKUR; RITTER, DANIEL; DENNER, JURGEN; WESTMANN, TILL
To: SAP SE
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: SAP AG
To: SAP SE
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