Abstract: Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) engines and Enterprise Service Buses (ESBs) often connect to adapters to integrate backend packaged applications with a process flow by invoking web services using Java Connector Architecture (JCA) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) bindings. The Web Service Description Language (WSDL) files for the web services that interact with the adapters can be introspected to harvest adapter integration and transformation information into a service metadata repository. This permits dependency and impact analysis to extend from services to adapters and transformations.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally related to semantic search and service metadata repositories, particularly with regards to methods and systems for performing a semantic asset search in a service metadata repository. One embodiment includes identifying service metadata assets with similar metadata, relationships, and categorizations to the service metadata assets with the most relevant keywords and identifying service metadata assets have been used in conjunction with the one or more selected service metadata assets.

Abstract: Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) engines and Enterprise Service Buses (ESBs) often connect to adapters to integrate backend packaged applications with a process flow by invoking web services using Java Connector Architecture (JCA) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) bindings. The Web Service Description Language (WSDL) files for the web services that interact with the adapters can be introspected to harvest adapter integration and transformation information into a service metadata repository. This permits dependency and impact analysis to extend from services to adapters and transformations.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally related to architecture diagrams and metadata repositories, particularly with regards to systems and methods for harvesting service metadata from a metadata repository into an architecture diagram. One embodiment includes a plug-in to an architecture design tool communicating to the service metadata repository through an application programming interface. One embodiment includes incorporating service metadata entities from a service metadata repository into architecture diagram entities in an architecture diagram.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally related to Ontologies and service metadata repositories, and particularly related to systems and methods for transforming Ontologies into service metadata assets in a service metadata repository. One embodiment includes a plug-in from an ontology development tool communicating to an application programming interface for a service metadata repository. One embodiment includes transforming an ontology from an ontology web language file in an ontology development tool into a service metadata asset in the service metadata repository.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally related to semantic search and service metadata repositories, particularly with regards to methods and systems for performing a semantic asset search in a service metadata repository. One embodiment includes identifying service metadata assets with similar metadata, relationships, and categorizations to the service metadata assets with the most relevant keywords and identifying service metadata assets have been used in conjunction with the one or more selected service metadata assets.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally related to architecture diagrams and metadata repositories, particularly with regards to systems and methods for harvesting service metadata from an architecture diagram into a metadata repository. One embodiment includes a service metadata repository communicating through an application programming interface to a plug-in to an architecture design tool. One embodiment includes updating service metadata entities in the service metadata repository based on architecture diagram entities in an architecture diagram.