BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The subject matter regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. The invention, both as to organization and method of operation, together with objects, features, and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following detailed description when read with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic process diagram representation of a sample business process interaction—expressly held simple—between the original process (right) and a “mirrored” partner process (left), showing behavioral incompatibilities, when implemented according to prior art;
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram representation of the basic steps of a prior art partner process generation method;
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram representation of the basic steps of the disclosed hybrid partner process generation method, according to a preferred embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram representation of the basic functional elements of the disclosed hybrid partner process generation system, and its integration into existing development environments;
FIG. 5 is a schematic flow diagram representation of the algorithmic steps of the disclosed hybrid partner generation method, and their dependencies/correlations; and
FIG. 6 is a schematic process diagram representation of the business process interaction between the original process and a partner process that was generated by the disclosed method.
Patent Application
20070174822
