Modeling enterprise intelligence component based on multi-agents

The large-granularity software component is the basis for structuring complex enterprise software system. However, current components are small, and their coupling is close. Furthermore, a software entity is broken up and distributed in tiers, and different entity pieces in same level are interweaved. All these limitations lead to unclear component boundary, complicated internal structure and inflexible interaction, which increase difficulties for component to be updated, replaced and maintained. This paper proposes a Multi-agent (M-Agent) component formal method, which encapsulates the enterprise subject domain in the enterprise entity component, encapsulates the enterprise subject process in the intelligent connector, and dynamically assembles them in P2P nodes. The theoretical analysis proves that the proposed method will change enterprise intelligence component to a large granularity, loose coupling and independent evolvement grid component model. © 2007, Springer New York LLC. All rights reserved.