Execution semantics for sub-processes in BPEL

US10296297B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oracle International Corporation · US

Inventors

• Yogesh Kumar · Sunnyvale, US
• Glenn Weiqun Mi · Saratoga, US
• Muruganantham Chinnananchi · Cupertino, US
• Michal Chmielewski · San Jose, US
• Murali Pottlapelli · Chino, US
• Ronald Ten-Hove · Concord, US
• Simone Geib · Redwood City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 2013
• Grant date: May 21, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 16, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F9/4843
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for facilitating execution of a portion of a process via a subprocess. An example method includes encapsulating process logic of a portion of a parent process via the subprocess, wherein the parent process is encoded via a business process language characterized by process lifecycle management functionality; using an instance of a call activity in a scope of the parent process or subprocess to activate the subprocess, yielding a called subprocess in response thereto; and employing a business process runtime engine to adjust a scope of the subprocess to inherit the scope of the process used to call the subprocess, thereby enabling the process lifecycle management functionality to govern a lifecycle of the subprocess. In a more specific embodiment, the business process language includes standard Business Prosecution Execution Language (BPEL); the parent process represents a business process; and the subprocess includes a standalone subprocess.