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M. Thirumaran ¹, P. Dhavachelvan ¹, D. Balraj ¹, R. Odayakumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, IN

Abstract

Business rules have attained a major role in the development of software systems for businesses. They influence the business behavior based on the decisions enforced upon a wide range of aspects. As the business requirements are subjected to frequent amendments, new business rules have to be evolved to reinstate the previously formed ones. Business analysts count on the assistance from the IS developers for this accomplishment. As business rules are set and owned by the business, provisions must be enforced for business rule management by the business analysts directly. In order to get a clear picture of what the current policies and terms in the business are, business users utilize the document as a valuable tool. Unfortunately, documents are not updated as per the modifications in the source code. Moreover, as the software becomes larger, documents become increasingly large and hence difficult to understand and maintain. Thus they turn out to be a non-useful resource in such conditions. With a motive to resolve the above issues, several tools for extracting the rules from the business program code have been developed. In this paper, a robust architecture for an extraction engine to isolate rules from the base source code has been proposed. This suggested model involves slicing of code segments which results in easy identification of domain variables which in turn would result in extraction of business rules, validating them and exchanging them with the newly formulated business policies. This is a new research dimension which paves waves for efficient and quick business rule management strategy.

Keywords

Business Rule Management, Business Process Model, Slicing, Segmentation, Rule Extraction.

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M. Thirumaran ¹, P. Dhavachelvan ², S. Abarna ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, IN
2 Pondicherry University, IN
3 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, IN

Abstract

As the emergence of service-oriented architecture provides a major boost for e-commerce agility, the number of available Web services is rapidly increasing. However, when there are a large number of Web services available and no single Web service satisfies the given request, one has to compose multiple web services to fulfill the goal. Web services composition refers to the process of collaborating the heterogeneous web services. Even though there are many web service composition methods exist, there is no simple, standard and scalable architecture which primarily aims to satisfy the need of user request at present. This paper presents a model of web services composition by using Finite State Machine (FSM) techniques which enables to provide effective and scalable solution for service composition by generating request satisfiable deterministic paths. FSMWC targets functional, service specific and QoS attributes which when given an information goal, attempts to find all services capable of providing the desired information. We present a model for FSM based Web Service Composition (FSMWC) and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of FSMWC.

Keywords

FSM – Finite State Machine, WSCA – Web Service Composition Algorithm, QoS – Quality of Service.

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M. Thirumaran ¹, P. Dhavachelvan ², Tushar Ranjan Sahoo ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, IN
2 Ramanujam School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, IN

Abstract

Most of the E-business applications have been developed using the standard business logic model which often failed to accommodate the new changes according to the ever-changing business scenario. The end-users who are the best evaluators of E-business systems mostly depend on the QoS parameters but when it comes to the administration of the business organization the functional requirements are the one which play a major role. In order to bridge the gap between the business experts and application developer, a standard business rule mining system is needed which also has a target of managing the reconfigurable business logic with respect to the dynamic decision made by the business experts. The architecture allows the business analyst to propose new business rules for the particular business application and even reconfigure the existing rules. This mining architecture facilitates knowledge based extraction of the business rules from any given E-business applications implemented using any type of business model. For the case work we developed the architecture for E-banking application and implemented various set of banking operation services in ASP.NET. The segmented source code of targeted business logic is provided as an input for the model and it performs rule mining and generates extended business logic as output. We have also evaluated the proposed architecture using Software Architecture Analysis Method (SAAM).

Keywords

Business Logic, Business Rule Mining, E-Business, Software Architecture Analysis Method.

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M. Thirumaran ¹, P. Dhavachelvan ², B. Venkata Subbu ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, IN
2 Ramanujam School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, IN

Abstract

With the recent advancement in Internet technologies,and cheap availability of Internet connectivity and resources, E-learning has gained prominence among the masses. People have started preferring Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) to the traditional learning methods. The integration of E-Learning and multimedia information system has perfected and moderated its product development process to understand the user's information need and successfully links it to the appropriate information sources in order order to specialize things in learner's mind. The target of Knowledge media system is to radically enhance individual and organizational performance through integrated web-centric knowledge management, learning management, e-learning,intelligence and task support. This has forced the developers of E-learning systems to think of even more complex solutions with respect to knowledge media generation to provide the best possible learning experience to its users. This paper preciously introduces new business functions derived from traditional primitive recursive functions called Primitive Business Functions (PBF) which effectively applied to model the business logic system for the invention of new Virtual Learning Environment with high end knowledge media solution which primarily deals with Business, Learning, Delivery and Knowledge management services. The main objective of the proposed work is to analyze and identify set of computable e-learning services which in tern has set of computable business function to make interconnections between the knowledge subsystem and to provide computability, high accessibility and reusability.

Keywords

Business Logic Model, Knowledge Media, Primitive Business Functions, Virtual Learning Environment.

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M. Thirumaran ¹, P. Dhavachelvan ¹, D. Balraj ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, IN

Abstract

Many organizations of the current decade use the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) which is a standard for capturing business processes in the early phases of systems development. The mix of constructs found in BPMN makes it possible to create models with behavioral errors. Such errors are especially problematic at the levels of domain analysis and high-level systems design, because errors at these levels are among the hardest and most costly to correct. A methodology for monitoring the correctness and identification of the inherent properties of the process model is thus a desirable feature for modelling tools based on BPMN. Nevertheless, since prior studies have only examined issues related to semantic and functional model checking methods, there have been few researches that introduce and discuss the hidden properties and the behavioral relationships between the components of the model. In this paper, a robust architecture for business process property evaluation engine is proposed. This can be integrated with any Business Process Modeling framework to efficiently identify the isolated properties in the individual components of the model and visualize the runtime exceptions in the model. Evaluation of the proposed architecture with the help of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) shows that using this property evaluation engine, a target system can be developed with less manpower, in less time, and with higher quality than previous methods. The property evaluation mechanism improves the earlier mode of business design and further recommends the business expert to convert the functionality into an optimized one. This is a new research dimension which paves way for the certainty of the easy maintenance and re-engineering of business processes in future.

Keywords

Business Process Modeling Notation, Business Process Property Evaluation Engine, Business Process Re-Engineering.

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M. Thirumaran ¹, P. Dhavachelvan ², S. Abarna ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, IN
2 Ramanujam School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, IN

Abstract

Web services based SOA, dramatically speeding up the application development process. They also see it as a way to build applications and systems that are more adaptable. Web services are poised to have a dramatic effect on business enterprises that think of themselves as independent of technology trends. Web services are being considered an excellent technology to solve distributed computing challenges in the Internet area. So now a days Web Service discovery is an essential element in Service-Oriented Computing. But selecting appropriate web services for the benefits of service consumers is a key issue in service discovery. Web service discovery is based on service functionality and QoS. However, without Web service quality standards and quality-based discovery mechanisms, the trustworthiness of business-to-business interactions can’t be guaranteed. Web service discovery spread up into these areas like agent, ontology, semantic, context server. But even though number of techniques, methods proposed for web service is always been a question. We have wide rage of QoS parameters but it is not easy to select the best one. So we are analyzing the QoS parameters and selecting the best service according to the user request. For better decision making the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a multiple criteria decision making method, is applied as an underlying mechanism for developing a flexible and effective ranking algorithm.

Keywords

Analytical Hierarchy Process, Service Discovery, Quality of Service, Decision Making System, Business-To-Business.

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J. Amudhavel ¹, P. Dhavachelvan ², R. Baskaran ³

Affiliations
1 Department of CSE, SMVEC, Mannadipet Commune, Madagadipet, Puducherry - 605107 Pondicherry, IN
2 Department of CSE, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry - 605014, Pondicherry, IN
3 Department of CSE, Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600025

Abstract

Background/Objectives: To analyze the behaviors of Leaf Cutter Ants and develop Bio-inspired intelligent communication mechanism for Research in Computing. Findings: In this research, the decision making realizations of the foraging ants are methodologically ascertained, collected and imported. Researchers have come across streaks of emergent patterns pertaining to foraging. It can be estimated in brevity that colonial ants possess or are guided by some feedback loops - positive or negative, coupled with individual responses arbitrated by social behavior of foraging ants and justifiable integrations of effacing local information during the phase of food collection after scrutiny and analysis of colony conditions. Applications/Improvements: The behavioral demeanor of ants relies largely on community building and prosperity, rather than individual optimization. The ants can sense and act differently when they understand that they are being scrutinized. Moreover, the intriguing art of surviving amongst weird environs of harmful parasites merely with the aid of Streptomyces can also be artificially implemented for the benefit of humankind in its entirety.

Keywords

Bio Inspired, Communication, Computing, Intelligence, Leaf Cutter Ant

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J. Amudhavel ¹, U. Prabu ¹, P. Inbavalli ¹, N. Moganarangan ², V. Ravishankar ³, R. Baskaran ⁴, P. Dhavachelvan ⁵

Affiliations
1 Department of CSE, SMVEC, Pondicherry - 605107, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Department of CSE, RGCET, Pondicherry - 607403, Tamil Nadu, IN
3 Department of CSE, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore - 641046, Tamil Nadu, IN
4 Department of CSE, Anna University, Chennai - 600025, Tamil Nadu, IN
5 Department of CSE, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry - 605014, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

Background/Objectives: To analyze the functions and merits of web service composition and provide services to many number of users at a time. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The standard-based approach whichused to connects the web service to create the business processes which are of higher level. There are various approaches for composing the web services.Web service integrates various web applications by using languages namely WSDL, XML, WSFL etc. Findings: In this research, Web Service Composition (WSC) aims to organize numerous services to fulfill the user needs. It is one of the flexible way of integration of applications and resource sharing. The algorithm used by web service composition are Evolutionary algorithm, Ant Colony Optimization, Genetic algorithm, Particle Swarm algorithm, Branch and Bound for Execution Plan Selection (BB4EPS) algorithm, Join-Idle-Queue (JIQ) algorithm and Two-phase algorithm. Through the web service leads to provide services to more than single user. Applications/Improvements: When solving the web service composition problem, composing a sequence of web services is converted into finding a chain of actions. Automated planning technique uses two steps for web service composition dynamically. In this approach, WSC problem is taken as input and translated into WSC planning problem. Web service composition explore their functions through the online process and business needs.

Keywords

Web Service Composition- Approaches

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D Sathian ¹, R. Ilamathi ², R. Praveen Kumar ¹, J. Amudhavel ³, P. Dhavachelvan ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of CSE, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry - 605014, Pondicherry, IN
2 Department of CSE,SMVEC, Mannadipet Commune, Madagadipet, Pondicherry - 605107,, IN
3 Department of CSE,Mannadipet Commune, Madagadipet, Puducherry - 605107, IN
4 Pondicherry University, Pondicherry – 605014, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

Background/Objectives: To analyze, find and interpret the current challenges in Distributed File Systems for research. Method/Statistical Analysis: With the immense growth of network applications a large amount of data existence is managed and stored. To process a huge amount data that is to be stored, a backend framework is required and for that DFS provides a central store for those data. As the amount of data being increased, the issue of proving efficient and easy to use solution arises and this issue is overcome using distributed file systems. Findings: In this research, an overview about various evolution of file system and how distributed file system is being used effectively in wide variety of network applications. DFS aims at sharing data and storing resources which is physically distributed on computers with a common file system. The main issues concerning the design of DFS such as fault tolerance, architecture, synchronization, consistency and replication and few others are also discussed in detail. It alsogives a comprehensive taxonomy of DFS in detail. Applications/Improvements: The encouraging results observed from this work serve as the motivation to apply future implementation of DFS within the context of current developments in distributed computing.

Keywords

Challenges, Distributed File System, Fault Tolerance, Scalability, Transparency

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