CLIAMS:We claim:
1. A method for managing virtual services to optimize operational efficiency of software testing, comprising:
identifying, by a virtual service management system, one or more integration points of a business process, wherein the one or more integration points define dependability of the business process on at least one actual service;
determining, by the virtual service management system, association of the one or more integration points with the at least one actual service;
receiving, by the virtual service management system, a virtual service for the corresponding actual service based on details of the one or more integration points; and
mapping, by the virtual service management system, the virtual service to one or more other business processes.
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2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising updating a version of the virtual service upon identifying a change in a version of the corresponding actual service.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
identifying one or more process paths of the business process; and
providing a criticality score to each of the one or more process paths of the business process.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 further comprising providing a report on the details of the one or more integration points and the virtual service based on at least one of the criticality score, the business process and the one or more other business processes.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3 further comprising storing the updated version of the virtual service with the corresponding updated version of the actual service, the details of the one or more integration points and the one or more process paths of the business process in a look-up table.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the virtual service is linked to the corresponding actual service using a unique uniform resource identifier (URI) in the look-up table.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein linking the virtual service with the corresponding actual service further comprises linking the version of the virtual service and reference to storage location of the virtual service with Internet Protocol (IP) information and port information of the corresponding version of the actual service in the look-up table.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising associating the at least one actual service with a unique identifier (ID).

9. A virtual service management system for managing virtual services to optimize operational efficiency of software testing, comprising:
a processor;
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, cause the processor to:
identify one or more integration points of a business process, wherein the one or more integration points define dependability of the business process on at least one actual service;
determine association of the one or more integration points with the at least one actual service;
receive a virtual service for the corresponding actual service based on details of the one or more integration points; and
map the virtual service to one or more other business processes.

10. The virtual service management system as claimed in claim 9 further configured to update a version of the virtual service upon identifying a change in a version of the corresponding actual service.

11. The virtual service management system as claimed in claim 9 further configured to:
identify one or more process paths of the business process; and
provide a criticality score to each of the one or more process paths of the business process.

12. The virtual service management system as claimed in claim 11 is further configured to provide a report on the details of the one or more integration points and the virtual service based on at least one of the criticality score, the business process and the one or more other business processes.

13. The virtual service management system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the memory stores the updated version of the virtual service with the corresponding updated version of the actual service, the details of the one or more integration points and the one or more process paths of the business process in a look-up table.

14. The virtual service management system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the virtual service is linked to the corresponding actual service using a unique uniform resource identifier (URI) in the look-up table.

15. The virtual service management system as claimed in claim 9 is communicatively connected to a service virtualization system for receiving the virtual services, wherein the virtual services are generated by the service virtualization system for the corresponding actual service.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon that when processed by a processor cause a virtual service management system to perform acts of:
identifying one or more integration points of a business process, wherein the one or more integration points define dependability of the business process on at least one actual service;
determining association of the one or more integration points with the at least one actual service;
receiving a virtual service for the corresponding actual service based on details of the one or more integration points; and
mapping the virtual service to one or more other business processes.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2014

SHWETHA A CHIMALGI
OF K & S PARTNERS
AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT
,TagSPECI:TECHNICAL FIELD
The present subject matter is related, in general to virtual services and more particularly, but not exclusively to a method and a virtual service management system for managing virtual services to optimize operational efficiency of software testing.