A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TOOLS WITHIN A HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20090030934A1
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: SCHOLZ, Martin, BEHRENS, Christian, ROTSCH, Steffen
• Granted Patent: US 8,910,116 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A system and method are provided for instantiating tools within a computer application. The method includes defining a base class, base methods and base properties, wherein the base methods and base properties are associated with the base class. The method includes defining a tool class inheriting from the base class, wherein the tool class will include the base methods and properties. The method includes instantiating a first tool from the tool class within the computer application, wherein the computer application automates human resource management processes. The method includes providing the first tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool provides a user interface to a functionality of the computer application.

Claims

1. A method for instantiating tools within a computer application, comprising:

defining a base class, base methods and base properties, wherein the base methods and base properties are associated with the base class;

defining a tool class inheriting from the base class, wherein the tool class will include the base methods and properties;

instantiating a first tool from the tool class within the computer application, wherein the computer application automates human resource management processes; and

providing the first tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool provides a user interface to a functionality of the computer application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer application executes on a server and communicates with at least one terminal over a network.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the application is a human capital management application and the first tool provides a form within the human resource management computer application.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining an abstract base class, wherein the base class inherits from abstract base class and the abstract base class is associated with abstract methods that are common to all tools.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each tool is associated with a tool class, a user interface display, and runtime logic providing the functionality of the computer application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first tool maintains one of object properties or object existence within the computer application.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

instantiating a second tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool invokes a method associated with the second tool.

8. A system for instantiating tools within a computer application, comprising:

a memory, and

a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to, responsive to programmer input,

define a base class, base methods and base properties, wherein the base methods and base properties are associated with the base class,

define a tool class inheriting from the base class, wherein the tool class will include the base methods and properties,

instantiate a first tool from the tool class within the computer application, wherein the computer application automates human resource management processes, and

provide the first tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool provides a user interface to a functionality of the computer application.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is part of a server and communicates with at least one terminal over a network.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the application is a human capital management application and the first tool provides a form within the human resource management computer application.

11. The system of claim 8, the processor further configured to, responsive to programmer input,

define an abstract class, wherein the base class inherits from abstract class and the abstract class is associated with abstract methods that are common to all tools.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein each tool is associated with a tool class, a user interface display, and runtime logic providing the functionality of the computer application.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first tool maintains one of object properties or object existence within the computer application.

14. The system of claim 8, the processor further configured to, responsive to programmer input,

instantiate a second tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool invokes a method associated with the second tool.

15. A computer-readable medium including instructions adapted to execute a method for instantiating tools within a computer application, the method including,

defining a base class, base methods and base properties, wherein the base methods and base properties are associated with the base class;

defining a tool class inheriting from the base class, wherein the tool class will include the base methods and properties;

instantiating a first tool from the tool class within the computer application, wherein the computer application automates human resource management processes; and

providing the first tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool provides a user interface to a functionality of the computer application.

16. The computer medium of claim 15, wherein the computer application executes on a server and communicates with at least one terminal over a network.

17. The computer medium of claim 16, wherein the application is a human capital management application and the first tool provides a form within the human resource management computer application.

18. The computer medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

defining an abstract class, wherein the base class inherits from abstract class and the abstract class is associated with abstract methods that are common to all tools.

19. The computer medium of claim 15, wherein each tool is associated with a tool class, a user interface display, and runtime logic providing the functionality of the computer application.

20. The computer medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

instantiating a second tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool invokes a method associated with the second tool, wherein the first tool and the second tool each maintains one of object properties or object existence within the computer application.