Requirement analyzing with dynamic qualification blocks

• US 20070118387A1
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Schoenecker, Mathias, Sperle, Robin, Schillinger, Heinz
• Granted Patent: US 8,108,320 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/320
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24558 Binary matching operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2468 Fuzzy queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring

Abstract

A method for matching an object with a set of qualifications to an object with a set of requirements includes determining whether one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications are wholly or partially fulfilled by the set of qualifications and matching the object with the set of qualifications to the object with the set of requirements based on the one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications that have been determined to be wholly or partially fulfilled.

Claims

1. A method for matching an object with a set of qualifications to an object with a set of requirements, comprising:

determining whether one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications are wholly or partially fulfilled by the set of qualifications; and

matching the object with the set of qualifications to the object with the set of requirements based on the one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications that have been determined to be wholly or partially fulfilled.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the object with a set of qualifications is a person object representing a person and the object with a set of requirements is a position object representing a position.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined blocks of qualifications are qualifications blocks that are stored in a catalogue of qualifications blocks within a database.

4. A method for matching a person represented by a person object within a database to a position represented by a position object within the database, comprising:

reading a set of qualifications applied to the person object from the database;

looking up definitions for one or more qualifications blocks from a catalogue of qualifications blocks;

determining which qualifications blocks are satisfied by the person object by comparing the set of qualifications applied to the person object to the definitions for the one or more qualifications blocks looked up in the catalogue of qualifications blocks; and

matching the person to the position by comparing the qualifications blocks determined to be satisfied by the person object to properties associated with the position object.

5. A system for matching an object with a set of qualifications to an object with a set of requirements, comprising:

a determining unit for determining whether one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications are wholly or partially fulfilled by the set of qualifications; and

a matching unit for matching the object with the set of qualifications to the object with the set of requirements based on the one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications that have been determined to be wholly or partially fulfilled.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the object with a set of qualifications is a person object representing a person and the object with a set of requirements is a position object representing a position.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the predetermined blocks of qualifications are qualifications blocks that are stored in a catalogue of qualifications blocks within a database.

8. A system for matching a person represented by a person object within a database to a position represented by a position object within the database, comprising:

a reading unit for reading a set of qualifications applied to the person object from the database;

a looking-up unit for looking up definitions for one or more qualifications blocks from a catalogue of qualifications blocks;

a determining unit for determining which qualifications blocks are satisfied by the person object by comparing the set of qualifications applied to the person object to the definitions for the one or more qualifications blocks looked up in the catalogue of qualifications blocks; and

a matching unit for matching the person to the position by comparing the qualifications blocks determined to be satisfied by the person object to properties associated with the position object.

9. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a program storage device readable by the computer system, embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to perform method steps for matching an object with a set of qualifications to an object with a set of requirements, the method comprising;

determining whether one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications are wholly or partially fulfilled by the set of qualifications; and

matching the object with the set of qualifications to the object with the set of requirements based on the one or more predetermined blocks of qualifications that have been determined to be wholly or partially fulfilled.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the object with a set of qualifications is a person object representing a person and the object with a set of requirements is a position object representing a position.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the predetermined blocks of qualifications are qualifications blocks that are stored in a catalogue of qualifications blocks within a database.

12. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a program storage device readable by the computer system, embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to perform method steps for matching a person represented by a person object within a database to a position represented by a position object within the database, the method comprising;

reading a set of qualifications applied to the person object from the database;

looking up definitions for one or more qualifications blocks from a catalogue of qualifications blocks;

determining which qualifications blocks are satisfied by the person object by comparing the set of qualifications applied to the person object to the definitions for the one or more qualifications blocks looked up in the catalogue of qualifications blocks; and

matching the person to the position by comparing the qualifications blocks determined to be satisfied by the person object to properties associated with the position object.