Service Session
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A Service Session is a session instance that represents a specific service delivery between a service provider and service consumer within defined time periods.
- Context:
- Session Input: Service Requests, Consumer Context, Resource Availability
- Session Output: Service Results, Performance Metrics, Usage Data
- Session Performance Measures: Service Quality, Response Time, Completion Rate
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- It can (typically) have a Session Start Event triggered by service initiation.
- It can (typically) have a Session End Event marked by service completion.
- It can (typically) maintain Session State through state tracking mechanisms.
- It can (typically) generate Session Logs for activity tracking.
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- It can (often) involve Service Operations such as request handling, state management, and resource allocation.
- It can (often) track Quality Metrics such as response latency, error rates, and satisfaction scores.
- It can (often) support Session Recovery through failure handling mechanisms.
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- It can range from being a Short Service Session to being a Long Service Session, depending on duration.
- It can range from being a Simple Service Session to being a Complex Service Session, depending on operation complexity.
- It can range from being a Synchronous Service Session to being an Asynchronous Service Session, depending on interaction pattern.
- It can range from being a Stateless Service Session to being a Stateful Service Session, depending on state management.
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- Examples:
- Counter-Examples:
- Service Definitions, which specify rather than instantiate services.
- Service Contracts, which define rather than deliver services.
- Service Level Agreements, which govern rather than implement services.
- Service Documentations, which describe rather than execute services.
- See: Process Instance, Task Session, Interaction Session, Transaction Session.