Flexible hierarchy of grouping qualifications

• US 20070118522A1
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Sperle, Robin, Schillinger, Heinz, Schoenecker, Mathias
• Granted Patent: US 9,037,582 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/947 Human resources

Abstract

A method for matching a first object of a first type with a second object of a second type includes reviving one or more qualifications blocks to be applied to the first object, determining a set of qualifications for each of the one or more qualifications blocks, applying each qualification of the sets of qualifications associated with each qualification block to the first object, and matching the first object to the second object based on the applied sets of qualifications.

Claims

1. A method for matching a first object of a first type with a second object of a second type, comprising:

reviving one or more qualifications blocks to be applied to the first object;

determining a set of qualifications for each of the one or more qualifications blocks;

applying each qualification of the sets of qualifications associated with each qualification block to the first object; and

matching the first object to the second object based on the applied sets of qualifications.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first object of the first type is a person object representing a person and the second object of the second type is a position object representing a position.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of qualifications for each of the one or more qualifications blocks may be determined by referencing a catalogue of qualifications blocks.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of matching the first object to the second object based on the applied sets of qualifications comprises matching the qualifications applied to the first object with one or more requirements applied to second object.

5. 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:

receiving one or more qualifications blocks to be applied to the person object;

looking up each of the one or more qualifications blocks in a qualifications blocks catalogue to determine a set of qualifications associated with each qualifications block;

applying each qualification of the sets of qualifications associated with each qualification block to the person object; and

matching the person to the position by comparing the qualifications applied to the person object with one or more qualifications applied to the position object.

6. A system for matching a first object of a first type with a second object of a second type, comprising:

a retrieving unit for reviving one or more qualifications blocks to be applied to the first object;

a determining unit for determining a set of qualifications for each of the one or more qualifications blocks;

an applying unit for applying each qualification of the sets of qualifications associated with each qualification block to the first object; and

a matching unit for matching the first object to the second object based on the applied sets of qualifications.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first object of the first type is a person object representing a person and the second object of the second type is a position object representing a position.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the set of qualifications for each of the one or more qualifications blocks may be determined by referencing a catalogue of qualifications blocks.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the matching unit matches the qualifications applied to the first object with one or more requirements applied to second object.

10. 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 receiving unit for receiving one or more qualifications blocks to be applied to the person object;

a looking-up unit for looking up each of the one or more qualifications blocks in a qualifications blocks catalogue to determine a set of qualifications associated with each qualifications block;

an applying unit for applying each qualification of the sets of qualifications associated with each qualification block to the person object; and

a matching unit for matching the person to the position by comparing the qualifications applied to the person object with one or more qualifications applied to the position object.

11. 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 first object of a first type with a second object of a second type, the method comprising;

reviving one or more qualifications blocks to be applied to the first object;

determining a set of qualifications for each of the one or more qualifications blocks;

applying each qualification of the sets of qualifications associated with each qualification block to the first object; and

matching the first object to the second object based on the applied sets of qualifications.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the first object of the first type is a person object representing a person and the second object of the second type is a position object representing a position.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the set of qualifications for each of the one or more qualifications blocks may be determined by referencing a catalogue of qualifications blocks.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the step of matching the first object to the second object based on the applied sets of qualifications comprises matching the qualifications applied to the first object with one or more requirements applied to second object.

15. 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;

receiving one or more qualifications blocks to be applied to the person object;

looking up each of the one or more qualifications blocks in a qualifications blocks catalogue to determine a set of qualifications associated with each qualifications block;

applying each qualification of the sets of qualifications associated with each qualification block to the person object; and

matching the person to the position by comparing the qualifications applied to the person object with one or more qualifications applied to the position object.