Processing of provenance data for automatic discovery of enterprise process information
US8595042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/103
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for capturing, storing, querying and analyzing provenance data for automatic discovery of enterprise process information. For example, a computer-implemented method for managing a process associated with an enterprise comprises the following steps. Data associated with an actual end-to-end execution of an enterprise process is collected. Provenance data is generated based on at least a portion of the collected data, wherein the provenance data is indicative of a lineage of one or more data items. A provenance graph that provides a visual representation of the generated provenance data is generated, wherein nodes of the graph represent records associated with the collected data and edges of the graph represent relations between the records. The generated provenance graph is stored in a repository for use in analyzing the enterprise process.
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