Method, software application and system for incorporating benchmarks into a business software application
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1. An electronic data structure comprising one or more benchmark definitions, said electronic data structure being a file having a format readable by a SGML-based language.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for processing and storing data objects by using processes running in a computer system. The computer system may include one or more electronic data structures comprising benchmark definitions and being formatted to be readable by an SGML-based language. The disclosed methods and systems may incorporate benchmark definitions or benchmark data contained in the electronic structures into data structures or software for supporting business processes.
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- 1. An electronic data structure comprising one or more benchmark definitions, said electronic data structure being a file having a format readable by a SGML-based language.
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5. A method for processing electronic data structures comprising one or more benchmark definitions and having a format readable by a SGML-based language, the method using one or more processes running in a computer system and comprising:
incorporating one or more of the benchmark definitions or benchmark data contained in said one or more electronic data structures into data structures or into software for supporting business processes. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system for processing electronic data structures comprising one or more benchmark definitions, the method using one or more processes running in a computer system and comprising:
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memory means having program instructions;
input means for entering data;
storage means for storing data; and
a processor responsive to the program instructions for incorporating one or more of the benchmark definitions or benchmark data contained in said one or more electronic data structures into data structures or into software for supporting business processes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for processing electronic data structures comprising one or more benchmark definitions and having a format readable by a SGML-based language, the instructions, when executed in a computer system, performing a method comprising:
incorporating one or more of the benchmark definitions or benchmark data contained in said one or more electronic data structures into data structure or into software for supporting business processes. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- 32. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave comprising code for processing electronic data structures, the electronic data structures comprising one or more benchmark definitions and having a format readable by a SGML-based language, said code comprising instructions for incorporating one or more of benchmark definitions or benchmark data contained in said one or more electronic data structures into data structures or into a software for supporting business processes.
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