Patent ID: 8170903
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a business critical impact analysis report, the method comprising steps of: using an information processing device to perform: displaying to a user a criticality of relationships among configuration items based on their business impact; assigning a ranking value to each relationship, and another value of that relationship ranking by a role; displaying on a display device the relationship in context of a user's role and in context of its relationship to a business; adding the ranking value to the individual relationship definitions; inserting a rank value field in an existing relationship type definition of each of a plurality of configuration items; inserting a rank value field in each single relationship between each of the plurality of configuration items; determining default rank values for the rank value fields based on a business value of the relationships between the configuration items; assigning the default rank values to the rank value fields in each of the single relationships and the relationship type definitions; receiving a user request to generate the business critical impact analysis report at a selected rank level of business impact; and presenting on the display device the business critical impact analysis report to the user, such that the configuration items and their associated relationships corresponding to the selected level are displayed.